Since 2023, the U.S. Forest Service has approved or proposed 60,159 acres of controversial “emergency action” logging in Idaho National Forests, despite a vast and growing body of peer reviewed science refuting agency assertions that such “fuel reduction” protects communities from wildfire. The projects–End of the World, Katkee Fuels, Limber Elk, Dixie-Comstock, and Twentymile–encompass theContinue reading “60,000 Acres of Scientifically-Contested “Emergency Action” Logging in Idaho National Forests”
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GREEN ROOT PODCAST #75: Closing Logging Roads for Fire Danger (w/ Deanna Lynn Wulff, Unite the Parks)
On episode 75 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg goes on a road trip with Deanna Lynn Wulff, Director of Unite the Parks, to talk about how closing old logging roads could help prevent human-caused wildfires along with her organization’s mission to link up Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon NationalContinue reading “GREEN ROOT PODCAST #75: Closing Logging Roads for Fire Danger (w/ Deanna Lynn Wulff, Unite the Parks)”
GREEN ROOT PODCAST #74: Science & the California Wildfires (w/ George Wuerthner, Ecologist and Author)
On episode 74 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg gets scientific with George Wuerthner, ecologist and author of Wildfire: A Century of Failed Forest Policy, who explains the science behind the wind, weather, and climate-driven California wildfires.
Jefferson County, CO SECRET Plans to Log 10 Parks in Next 5 Years
Despite concerns from the majority of park users and peer-reviewed science demonstrating the counterproductive nature of “fuel reduction” for protecting communities from wildfire, Jefferson County Open Space plans to log in ten public parks over the next five years.
Quarter-Million Acres of “Emergency” Logging in Montana National Forests
Since 2023, the U.S. Forest Service has approved or proposed 220,131 acres of controversial “emergency action” logging in Montana National Forests, despite a vast and growing body of peer reviewed science refuting agency assertions that such “fuel reduction” protects communities from wildfire. The projects encompass the Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Bitterroot, Flathead, Kootenai, and Lolo National Forests, andContinue reading “Quarter-Million Acres of “Emergency” Logging in Montana National Forests”
GREEN ROOT PODCAST #73: Forest Politics in Washington, D.C. (with Jennifer Mamola of John Muir Project)
On episode 73 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg goes to Capitol Hill with Jennifer Mamola, Policy and Advocacy Director for John Muir Project, who forecasts some environmental legislation to expect from Congress.
Green Root Podcast #72: Environmental Strategy Under Trump
On episode 72 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg proposes a tried-and-true strategy for an environmental movement that has literally been losing ground for decades in what is perhaps its darkest hour.
NEW STUDY: Fast Moving, Wind Driven Wildfires Most Dangerous
Fast moving fires are the most deadly, according to a new study out of University of Colorado Boulder, published in the journal Science. These findings dovetail with other peer reviewed studies showing how “wildfire fuel reduction” logging opens forests to wind which can spread flames more rapidly to communities.
Standing Room Only Crowd at Public Forum Opposes Wildfire Pretense Logging in Colorado
A standing room only crowd of around eighty local residents attended the “Save JeffCo Parks!” public forum at Evergreen Library on Thursday evening to oppose the aggressive logging decimating Jefferson County Open Space Parks. Video of audience segment and presentations.
New Science Challenges Assumptions That Utah “Fuel Reduction” Logging Will Protect Communities from Wildfire
Outdated land management practices in Utah’s Salt Lake and Summit Counties ignore a large and growing body of peer-reviewed scientific papers disputing claims that “thinning” trees protects communities from wildfires.
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