national-forests

Sierra Club Statement on Proposed Relocation of U.S. Forest Service Headquarters

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Trump Administration is proposing relocating the headquarters of the U.S. Forest Service thousands of miles away from Washington, D.C.

Sierra Club Statement on Trump Administration’s Wildland Firefighting Announcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Trump administration announced their next steps in a sweeping reorganization of the country’s wildland firefighting system.

Sierra Club: Congress Must Pass Forest Protection Bill

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.

Sierra Club: Pro-Logging Bill Would Fail Our Forests

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.

Sierra Club Statement on Senate Hearing on USDA Reorganization

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate held a hearing to review the Trump administration’s proposed reorganization of a critical federal agency.

Sierra Club Statement on Confirmation Hearing of Michael Boren

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a confirmation vote on Donald Trump’s controversial pick to oversee the U.S. Forest Service.

Sierra Club Statement on the Trump Administration’s Reckless Reorganization of USDA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration has announced a controversial reorganization of a critical federal agency.

ADVISORY: House Committee to Consider Two Bills that would Undermine Forest Protections

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, the House Natural Resources Committee is scheduled to consider two bills that would significantly undermine forest protection efforts in the United States.

Forest Congress Confirms Strong Support for Old-Growth Protection

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A major national gathering of forestry professionals, conservationists, researchers, and Tribal Nations, has overwhelmingly voted to recognize the importance of America’s National Forests and recommend policies to adequately invest in protecting these forests, including old-growth trees.

Sierra Club: Trump Puts National Forests on the Chopping Block

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Trump administration moved to gut protections for nearly 60 million acres of national forests across the country.

Sierra Club: Trump’s Wildfire Executive Order Would Deregulate Forest Management, Stretch Limited Agency Resources

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Donald Trump issued an executive order that adds more burden and uncertainty to federal land management agencies while laying groundwork for further reduction of protections for forests.

Sierra Club Statement on Trump Administration’s Slash-and-Burn of Forest Service Budget

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz is appearing on Capitol Hill to defend the Trump Administration’s sweeping proposed budget cuts to the critical federal agency.