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.
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VIDEO: Colorado State Representative: “Parks Are Being Devastated” in the name of Wildfire “Fuels” Logging
Colorado State Rep. Tammy Story admits that Jefferson County Parks are being “devastated” in the name of “Wildfire Fuels” Logging (clip from Save JeffCo Parks! Public Forum on October 10 in Evergreen, Colorado.)
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Outdated land management practices in Utah’s Salt Lake and Summit Counties ignore a large and growing body of peer-reviewed scientific papers disputing claims that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.
Green Root Podcast #71: Public Parks On the Chopping Block (with Darrell Luebbe, former Park Patroller)
On episode 71 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg talks with Darrell Luebbe, former Park Patroller for Jefferson County Open Space in Colorado, about the logging decimating his beloved parks under the guise of so-called “wildfire mitigation.”
Advocates in Eight Western States Call on Congress to Fund Prevention of Human-Caused Wildfires
Eco-Integrity Alliance, a national advocacy group with organizing members in Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Utah, Idaho, and Montana, calls on elected officials to allocate additional funds and updated guidance to federal, state, and county agencies to better prevent human-caused wildfires, instead of wasting billions of taxpayer dollars on ineffective and destructive “fuel reduction”Continue reading “Advocates in Eight Western States Call on Congress to Fund Prevention of Human-Caused Wildfires”
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT #2: “Leger Fernandez says Forest service made ‘outrageous’ errors in northern New Mexico fires” by Ollie Reed, Jr., Albuquerque Journal
“Leger Fernandez says Forest service made ‘outrageous’ errors in northern New Mexico fires” Albuquerque Journal by Ollie Reed, Jr., July 8, 2024 SYNOPSIS New Mexico Rep. Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) cites a U.S. Government Accountability Office report blaming the U.S. Forest Service practice of “prescribed burning” for starting the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire wildfireContinue reading “ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT #2: “Leger Fernandez says Forest service made ‘outrageous’ errors in northern New Mexico fires” by Ollie Reed, Jr., Albuquerque Journal”
Green Root Podcast #70: THE “ENCHANTED” FORESTS OF NEW MEXICO (w/ Sam Hitt of Santa Fe Forest Coalition)
On episode 70 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—host Josh Schlossberg talks with Sam Hitt, President of Santa Fe Forest Coalition, about the many perils facing forests in New Mexico’s “Land of Enchantment” and what needs to be done to protect them.
22 Colorado Conservation Groups ask Elected Officials to Engage with Science on ‘Wildfire Fuel Reduction’ Logging
We, the undersigned Colorado environmental and conservation organizations, are concerned about current and proposed “wildfire fuel reduction” logging projects across millions of acres of Colorado’s carbon-storing forests at the federal, state, county, and municipal level. [1]
Cutting Fire-Resistant Old-Growth Trees for Scientifically-Contested “Wildfire Fuels” Logging in Colorado
Despite overwhelmingly negative public feedback, Jefferson County Open Space is in the final stages of logging hundreds of acres of Alderfer/Three Sisters Park in Evergreen, Colorado—including fire-resistant old-growth ponderosa pine trees up to 211 years old—under the justification of “wildfire fuels,” ignoring an entire body of peer-reviewed scientific studies disputing claims of such “thinning” protectingContinue reading “Cutting Fire-Resistant Old-Growth Trees for Scientifically-Contested “Wildfire Fuels” Logging in Colorado”
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