Forest Service Grants $1 Billion to Nearly 400 Forest Projects Across Nation

The U.S. Forest Service announced on Thursday the grantees of its Urban and Community Forestry Program, distributing over $1 billion across 385 proposals.

460,000 people ask Forest Service to protect mature forests from logging

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More than 460,000 people have submitted public comments to the U.S. Forest Service calling for the agency to adopt a rule that protects mature and old-growth trees and forests on federal land as a cornerstone of U.S. climate…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Activists call on U.S. Forest Service to protect mature, old-growth forests

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More than 410,000 people have submitted public comments to the U.S. Forest Service calling for the agency to adopt a rule that protects mature and old-growth trees and forests on federal land as a cornerstone of U.S. climate…

Biden Administration Restores Protections for Tongass National Forest

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Biden administration reinstated the so-called 'roadless rule' to fully restore environmental protections to Tongass National Forest in Alaska. The move once again safeguards the remaining areas of southeast Alaska’s…

Sierra Club Statement on Announcement of USDA Next Steps on the National Wildfire Crisis Strategy

PHOENIX – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the Department’s next steps in implementing the national