by FSEEE | Apr 4, 2022 | FSEEE in the News
Zach Urness with the Salem Statesman Journal reports that the Forest Service plans to reopen “some of the 170,000 acres” that were closed following Oregon wildfires that burned in 2020. The article indicates the Forest Service is “implementing a new...
by FSEEE | Nov 21, 2021 | Fire Truth, FSEEE in the News, In the News
Noting that President Biden’s infrastructure bill allocates $3.3 billion for things like firefighter raises, prescribed fire and defending communities against wildfire, Kylie Mohr contacted FSEEE Executive Director Andy Stahl for an article in High Country News....
by FSEEE | Oct 25, 2021 | FSEEE in the News
As reported by the Statesman Journal, FSEEE has filed a lawsuit against the Forest Service over a commercial logging plan to harvest at least 15,000 acres of so-called “hazard trees” along 404 miles of roads in Willamette National Forest in Oregon. The project would...
by FSEEE | Sep 30, 2021 | FSEEE in the News
Autumn Spanne with Environmental Health News recently spoke with FSEEE Executive Director Andy Stahl about the increasing use of fire retardant in the western U.S. Spanne’s article cites a significant increase in aerial wildfire retardant use — 90 million...
by FSEEE | Aug 24, 2021 | FSEEE in the News
Authorities are looking at toxic algae as a likely cause in the mysterious deaths of a family and their dog while hiking in the Sierra National Forest. The family was reported missing when they failed to return home, and their bodies were discovered the next day. The...
