by FSEEE | Aug 1, 2018 | Sound Off
For a clear-eyed analysis of the threats to our national forests posed by disastrous provisions in the House version of the 2018 Farm Bill, check out this op-ed, published today on the news website, The Hill. The piece is penned by Jerry Franklin and Norm Christensen,...
by FSEEE | Jul 25, 2018 | Sound Off
A big thumbs up to Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio, who yesterday introduced legislation that would protect one of the most remote slices of the state’s coastal mountains from logging, mining and other development. DeFazio’s bill would designate more than 30,000 acres of...
by FSEEE | Jun 22, 2018 | Sound Off
It’s back, and worse than ever. The House of Representatives yesterday approved a 2018 Farm Bill that would gut environmental laws, hamstring citizen legal challenges and open now-protected stretches of Alaska’s Tongass and Chugach national forests to road-building...
by FSEEE | May 30, 2018 | Sound Off
Every now and then, the Forest Service does the right thing when it comes to reining in irresponsible target shooting. Kudos to staff with the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon for listening to local residents and declaring recreational shooting off limits at a site...
by FSEEE | Apr 26, 2018 | Sound Off
On Tuesday, Vicki Christiansen made her first Hill appearance as Forest Service chief, albeit with an “interim” asterisk. Her written testimony focused on fire funding and “active forest management,” aka, logging: The funding and related work will support between...
