by FSEEE | Apr 10, 2022 | Briefly, Fire Truth
The next issue of Forest News is at the printer’s. Here’s a preview: The Department of Agriculture and the Forest Service have launched a “comprehensive response to the nation’s growing wildfire crisis.” The 10-year strategic plan outlines “the need to...
by FSEEE | Dec 15, 2021 | Briefly
The Nature Conservancy has partnered with BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group through an initiative to sustainably manage forests in 11 U.S. states from the South to the Pacific Northwest. The initiative will address “the twin crises of biodiversity loss and...
by FSEEE | Nov 18, 2021 | Briefly, Fire Truth
A peer-reviewed study published in September finds that severe wildfires were less common during the past three decades than they were prior to the 20th century. William Baker, professor emeritus at the University of Wyoming, authored the study, and his analysis...
by FSEEE | Nov 1, 2021 | Briefly
The Biden administration’s commitment to the “30×30” goal of conserving 30% of the planet’s lands and waters by 2030 remains enigmatic, in part because the administration has changed the playing field. The original concept of conserving 30% of natural spaces...
by FSEEE | Jun 14, 2021 | Briefly
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) reintroduced conservation legislation — the Roadless Area Conservation Act (S. 877). The proposed legislation would permanently prevent logging and related activities in designated roadless areas of National Forest land, including parts...
