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)”
ENVIRO MEDIA REPORT CARD #4: “Recapping Montana’s 2024 Fire Season” by Caroline Weiss, KPAX
ARTICLE: “Recapping Montana’s 2024 Fire Season” REPORTER: Caroline Weiss OUTLET: KPAX (Montana)
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.
ENVIRO MEDIA REPORT CARD #3: “Pole Creek Timber Treatments Imminent” by Alex Hargrave, Buffalo Bulletin
“Pole Creek Timber Treatments Imminent” by Alex Hargrave, Buffalo Bulletin (Wyoming), December 13, 2024
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.
Comment Period Opens for Largest Logging Sale in Colorado History
The U.S. Forest Service has opened its public comment period until December 4 for the largest logging operation in Colorado history, the “Lower North South Vegetation Management” in the Pike-San Isabel National Forest in the Front Range mountains of Jefferson and Douglas Counties. The 116,000 acres of scientifically-contested “wildfire fuel reduction” logging includes 18,500 acresContinue reading “Comment Period Opens for Largest Logging Sale in Colorado History”
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.
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