On episode 100 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we explore the ecological wonderland and wildlife haven that is a severely-burned forest, with Richard Hutto, emeritus professor in wildlife biology and author of the new book, A BEAUTIFULLY BURNED FOREST: LEARNING TO CELEBRATE SEVERE FOREST FIRE. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with RichardContinue reading “Green Root Podcast #100: A BEAUTIFULLY BURNED FOREST (with Richard Hutto, Wildlife Biologist)”
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Green Root Podcast #99: 100 NEW NATIONAL PARKS (with Michael Kellett, RESTORE: The North Woods
On episode 99 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we talk about a positive alternative vision for public lands that would establish 100 new National Parks in the U.S.—at least one in every state—with Michael Kellett, executive director of RESTORE: The North Woods. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Michael about: -How theContinue reading “Green Root Podcast #99: 100 NEW NATIONAL PARKS (with Michael Kellett, RESTORE: The North Woods”
Green Root Podcast #98: WHY PUBLIC LANDS ADVOCACY MATTERS MORE THAN EVER (with Jillian Bar-Av, Heartwood Forest Protection Podcast)
On episode 98 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we talk about past, present, and future threats to public forestlands with Jillian Bar-Av, member of Heartwood (est. 1991) and host of the new Heartwood Forest Protection Podcast. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Jillian about: -How Heartwood has united forest protection advocates acrossContinue reading “Green Root Podcast #98: WHY PUBLIC LANDS ADVOCACY MATTERS MORE THAN EVER (with Jillian Bar-Av, Heartwood Forest Protection Podcast)”
Green Root Podcast #97: BEATING BACK TRUMP’S FOREST SERVICE (with Jeff Stant, Indiana Forest Alliance)
On episode 97 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we celebrate a major victory over the Trump administration’s U.S. Forest Service in the Hoosier National Forest in Indiana, with Jeff Stant, National Forest Program Advisor for Indiana Forest Alliance. Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Jeff about: -The “stop work” order enforced onContinue reading “Green Root Podcast #97: BEATING BACK TRUMP’S FOREST SERVICE (with Jeff Stant, Indiana Forest Alliance)”
Eco-Integrity Alliance on Our Public Lands Podcast
Really appreciate Adam Bronstein having us on the Our Public Lands podcast to discuss what is shaping up to be one of the largest and most destructive land-manipulation schemes of the century: Wildfire Pretense Logging! Check out the podcast here.
155 Conservation Groups Unite to Fortify Roadless Protections
155 conservation organizations signed the letter co-written by Eco-Integrity Alliance, John Muir Project, Western Watersheds Project, and Eco Advocates NW urging Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to go beyond simply reinstating the weakened Roadless Rule official rescinded last week.
Eco-Integrity Alliance Year in Review + Please Support Our Work for 2025!
Dear Wild Ones, Thanks to everyone—particularly our members, allies, and funders—for making 2024 Eco-Integrity Alliance’s greatest year yet! While still slowly growing like a tree in a forest, we’ve made outstanding progress on our mission to unite the U.S. grassroots environmental movement through common campaigns of mutual support.
Grant from U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) Funds Old-Growth Logging
A $358,000 grant from the office of U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) has funded the past and ongoing logging of treasured Jefferson County Open Space parks, Elk Meadow and Alderfer/Three Sisters, including mature and old-growth trees up to 211 years old (see photo from Denver Post). A second $600,000 grant would finance the construction ofContinue reading “Grant from U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) Funds Old-Growth Logging”
Evidence from U.S. Forest Service Study: Forest “Thinned” for “Fuel Reduction” Burned SEVERELY in Wildfire, Adjacent Unlogged Forest DIDN’T BURN AT ALL
Evidence in a study funded by U.S. Forest Service, and co-authored by Colorado Forest Restoration Institute and the Colorado Field Office for The Nature Conservancy, shows that 122 acres of public forest outside Nederland “thinned” in 2015 in the name of “wildfire fuel reduction” burned at “high severity” during the 2016 Cold Springs Fire, destroyingContinue reading “Evidence from U.S. Forest Service Study: Forest “Thinned” for “Fuel Reduction” Burned SEVERELY in Wildfire, Adjacent Unlogged Forest DIDN’T BURN AT ALL”
New Mexico Conservation Groups Challenge “Emergency Action” Logging in Carson National Forest
New Mexico-based conservation organizations are challenging the Taos Canyon Forest and Watershed Restoration Project proposed for the Carson National Forest, which includes 54,731 acres of commercial logging and other tree cutting, and 83,265 acres of prescribed burns.
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