May 18, 2022 — Hailed as “Great news!” by Forest Service Chief Randy Moore, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allocates about $5.5 billion in additional funding for the Forest Service. In a prepared statement, Moore said … More
Ground Truth
State Park is First on Forest Service Land
May 4, 2022 — Colorado’s 43rd state park is the first of its kind — it sits on Forest Service land. In 2021, the White River National Forest took ownership of the 488-acre Sweetwater Lake parcel adjacent to … More
Forest Service Adopts 10-year Wildfire Strategy
April 10, 2022 — The next issue of Forest News is at the printer’s. Here’s a preview: The Department of Agriculture and the Forest Service have launched a “comprehensive response to the nation’s growing wildfire crisis.” The 10-year … More
Supreme Court reinstates Trump-era water rule
April 6, 2022 — Reporting for the Associated Press, Jessica Gresko writes that the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated a Trump-era Clean Water Act rule today. The rule “curtails the power of states and Native American tribes to block … More
Following FSEEE Lawsuit, Forest Service to Reopen Parts of Willamette National Forest
April 4, 2022 — Zach Urness with the Salem Statesman Journal reports that the Forest Service plans to reopen “some of the 170,000 acres” that were closed following Oregon wildfires that burned in 2020. The article indicates the … More
With Your Help, We’ve Stopped an Illegal Logging Plan
January 12, 2022 — After FSEEE won a preliminary injunction to halt the Willamette National Forest Danger Tree Reduction Project, the U.S. Forest Service has decided to withdraw the project. We’re sending out a big “Thank you!” to … More
Conservancy, Investors Collaborate on Forest Management
December 15, 2021 — The Nature Conservancy has partnered with BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group through an initiative to sustainably manage forests in 11 U.S. states from the South to the Pacific Northwest. The initiative will address “the … More
Jordan Cove Gas Project Dies; FSEEE Helped Kill It
December 4, 2021 — As reported by E&E News, “The developer of an Oregon liquefied natural gas export terminal told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission … it would not move forward with the embattled … Jordan Cove project.” … More
FSEEE Comments on What Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Means for Wildfire Management
November 21, 2021 — Noting that President Biden’s infrastructure bill allocates $3.3 billion for things like firefighter raises, prescribed fire and defending communities against wildfire, Kylie Mohr contacted FSEEE Executive Director Andy Stahl for an article in High … More
Study: Severe Wildfire More Common Prior to 1900
November 18, 2021 — A peer-reviewed study published in September finds that severe wildfires were less common during the past three decades than they were prior to the 20th century. William Baker, professor emeritus at the University of … More