In the fight against climate change, forests are key. Aside from transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy, the conservation, restoration and stewardship of forests should be our highest priority.
Forests store more carbon per acre than any other terrestrial ecosystem on the planet; they need to be the nation’s first line of climate change defense.
The creation of a Forest Carbon Reserve would be an essential part of any future Green New Deal. It would result in a substantial reduction in, and avoidance of, carbon emissions from forest degradation and fossil fuel production, would be integral to a broader green jobs program.
Read MoreIndustrial forestry is a set of techniques aimed at producing as much commercially valuable timber per acre as quickly as possible.
Most of North America’s largest timber companies are wedded to a model of intensive, industrial forestry that is far from climate friendly. We need to reward long-rotation, lower-impact logging if we are serious about tackling climate change.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marked the end of a short two-week public comment period on post-fire recovery actions in national forests.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Trump administration announced their next steps in a sweeping reorganization of the country’s wildland firefighting system.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a subcommittee hearing on a bill that would codify protections for nearly 60 million acres of national forests across the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a markup on a controversial forestry bill. The bill was reported out of committee with a vote of 18-5.
