Bill to protect rural communities from wildfire passes both chambers
Recently, SB 872, which directs the State Forestry Department to collaborate with the respective Douglas & Coos Forest Protection Associations and the United States Forest Service, with a focus on protecting lands and rural communities within the wildland-urban interface from fire on federal lands through stewardship to decrease wildfire risk across Oregon through increased partnership with […]
Biden-Harris Administration Invests Nearly $200M from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Reduce Wildfire Risk to Communities across State, Private and Tribal Lands
US Department of Agriculture | usda.gov | March 20, 2023 Release & Contact InfoPress ReleaseRelease No. 0061.23Contact: USDA PressEmail: press@usda.gov WASHINGTON, March 20, 2023 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is investing $197 million in 100 project proposals benefiting 22 states and seven tribes, as part of the Community Wildfire […]
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Provides Communities Resources to Bolster Resilience to Wildfires in Advance of 2023 Fire Season
U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of the Interior, and other agencies continue government-wide effort to protect communities from the threat of wildfires The White House Press Release | https://www.whitehouse.gov/ | MARCH 20, 2023 Today, Vice President Harris, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and White House Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu announced $197 million in funding […]
USDA to spend $197 million to prepare for wildfires brought on by climate change
Dinah Voyles Pulver | USA TODAY | March 20, 2023 Federal officials announced $197 million in grants on Monday to help more than 100 communities and tribes across the nation become more resilient to wildfire. The number of acres burned by wildfires in the United States has more than doubled over 30 years, said Vice President Kamala Harris, […]
CHF’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE FEDERAL WILDFIRE EMERGENCY ACT
On January 31, 2023, Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, in conjunction with Senators Feinstein, Daines, and Padilla, released the federal Wildfire Emergency Act, aimed at reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire in the western United States. The bill provides up to $250 million to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration and wildfire resilience […]
<strong>Communities for Healthy Forests Names Melissa Cribbins new Executive Director</strong>
Melissa Cribbins said she didn’t hesitate when offered the position of executive director of Communities for Healthy Forests, a nonprofit group whose mission is to advocate for forest management that produces healthier forests. Written by Craig Reed “I believe in the mission of Communities for Healthy Forests,” she said. “I grew up in rural Oregon. […]
Is removing smaller trees and fuels along the narrow road to protect people and the thousands of acres beyond the project an overreach?
Yosemite’s top official and the National Park Service are being sued by a non-profit over the park’s forest thinning project. Watch what is believed to be controversial from NBC News.
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Continues Efforts to Address Growing Wildfire Threat
BRIEFING ROOM | https://www.whitehouse.gov | JULY 28, 2022 President Biden has directed his Cabinet officials, White House Homeland Security team, and the National Climate Task Force to build on his 2021 wildfire initiatives this year by ensuring wildfire prevention, preparedness, and response is a top priority, and bringing a whole-of-government approach to increasing our Nation’s resilience to […]
Rep. Lauren Boebert criticizes Forest Service chief for pausing prescribed burns
Federal agency says decision will have minimal impact By Aedan Hannon Herald Staff Writer | DurangoHarold.com | Tuesday, May 31, 2022 2:02 Updated Tuesday, May. 31, 2022 5:21 Third Congressional District Rep. Lauren Boebert has criticized the U.S. Forest Service for pausing prescribed burns. However, the pause will have little effect on the agency’s prescribed burn […]
Peace at Last
Oregon Legislature inks SB 1546, creates Elliott State Research Forest NEWS | CLAYTON FRANKE | 03/31/2022 The Oregon State Legislature may have passed a bill with a solution to one of the state’s long-standing timber wars. On March 3, the Legislature approved Senate Bill 1546, decoupling the Elliott State Forest from the Common School Fund and creating […]