Forest Management
Better That They Burn
Our western national forests are on life support following decades of lousy doctoring.By Jim Petersen | rangemagazine.com | Fall 2022
September 17, 2022
Forest management includes what happens before, during, and after a fire.
By applying accepted scientific management measures including prescribed burning, thinning overstocked stands of timber, increased logging, and post fire removal of dead and dying trees we can create healthier, more fire resilient conditions on our Federal Forest Lands.
Our western national forests are on life support following decades of lousy doctoring.By Jim Petersen | rangemagazine.com | Fall 2022
“The importance that the wood is derived through sustainable practices to keep forests healthy and thriving.” Amanda Sullivan-Astor | https://www.registerguard.com | August 21, 2022 As
Communities for Healthy Forests support the use of prescribed fire for fuel reduction, but site conditions must be exacting. By Mark Buckbee | Communities for Healthy
…fire and forest health problems are getting worse while our communities and small businesses struggle…. Amanda Sullivan-Astor | https://www.registerguard.com | August 21, 2022 As a
Most people don’t think about fire danger, or preparing for fire season, until summertime temperatures arrive. Fortunately, an entire division of professionals at Pacific Power,
Drawing on funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that $1 billion is now being offered through the Community
Natural reforestation can occur in some situations such as fires of lower severity where live “seed trees” remain in the mosaic or there remain viable
Salvage logging followed by reforestation increases the probability that our forests remain as forests after the fires are out. By CHF Board Member Mark Buckbee |
The Biden administration wants the government to plant more than a billion trees across millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands as officials struggle
Join our effort to change policy, educate the public and lawmakers, and turn the tide back in favor of balanced, science-based restoration practices that can reduce fuels, save property, and keep our communities and forests healthy and prosperous.