Forest Service Completes Prescribed Fire Review

Forest Service Completes Prescribed Fire Review

After the Forest Service ignited a prescribed fire that became the largest wildfire in New Mexico history, Chief Randy Moore ordered a national review of the agency’s prescribed fire program. Published this fall, the review identifies 52 recommendations. Seven...
Jet Fuel From Wood

Jet Fuel From Wood

Writing for Greenwire, Marc Heller reports that Enviva, the world’s largest wood pellet producer, has inked a deal to turn forest products into aviation fuel. The deal will send up to 750,000 metric tons of “forest thinnings” to a new production facility to be built...
Beavers Can Spearhead Climate Action

Beavers Can Spearhead Climate Action

A recent report by Emily Fairfax and Chris Jordan finds that “biological components,” beaver in particular, are critical to restoring “the full process-based functionality of connected floodplain systems.” The authors note that rivers and streams, “are naturally...
Native American Tribes Will Co-manage Bears Ears

Native American Tribes Will Co-manage Bears Ears

After restoring and expanding Bears Ears National Monument, the Biden administration signed a historic agreement that gives Southwestern tribes a role in managing the monument. Under Secretary Deb Haaland’s leadership, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land...
Nantahala, Pisgah National Forests Ban Ginseng Harvest

Nantahala, Pisgah National Forests Ban Ginseng Harvest

A ban on collecting wild ginseng in the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests will remain in place until the ginseng population recovers. Prior to the 2021 ban, collecting ginseng on national forest lands was capped to prevent over-harvesting. According to Forest...