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Three decades ago, the Northwest Forest Plan was on the front page of every local newspaper in the Pacific Northwest and carried national headlines as well. Since then, the NWFP has been a major success in many ways, curbing old-growth deforestation, safeguarding drinking water, supporting wildlife and salmon, and transforming public forests into a massive […]
December 12, 2024
Ryan Reed with FireGen and Tim Ingalsbee with FUSEE discuss fire policy and how forests and communities can adapt to be more resilient in a new era of fire on the landscape. At this webcast, we dive into all things “fire” – looking at how past fire policy and management has informed the current state of fire on the […]
March 21, 2024
In the final weeks of 2023, two far-reaching policy processes were unveiled that could shape the future of our forests for generations to come. The Forest Service is developing a plan to amend the Northwest Forest Plan, covering over 24 million acres of national forestlands in Oregon, Washington, and Northern California. The Northwest Forest Plan, […]
January 25, 2024
By Chandra LeGue Waldo Lake and the forests and trails all around it is one of my “happy places.” Every summer, I love to paddle and swim in the clear, deep blue water and pick huckleberries for camp breakfast. I’ve hiked through the young forest on the north side of the lake, recovering slowly from […]
November 16, 2023
By Helena Virga Wildfires can destroy homes and induce fear, however they are vital for our forest ecosystems. Fire recycles nutrients back into the soil, provides habitat for insects and animals, and has many tree species that rely on it like lodgepole pines and oaks. Mature and old-growth forests are the most resistant to fires, […]
July 12, 2023
Scientists worldwide agree that in order to protect biodiversity and address global climate change, bold action towards conservation is needed: they recommend working to conserve 30% of the planet’s natural land and oceans by the year 2030 (known as the “30×30 initiative”). Join us for this webcast that will explore how conserving 30% of the […]
May 5, 2022
On Earth Day, President Biden signed an Executive Order that recognized the importance of mature and old-growth forests as a climate solution but stopped short of protecting these forests from their #1 threat: logging across federal public lands. So what does this order actually do? In this presentation, representatives from the Climate Forests campaign will […]
February 17, 2022
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