CHF supports legislative efforts to modernize and update management policies for our Federal Forest Lands. Over the last several decades conditions on the land have changed.
An unhealthy and un-natural buildup of combustible fuels combined with extended drought conditions, resulting from a warming trend in our global climate, have resulted in an increasing number of large, destructive fires on our Federal Forest Lands.
It’s critical that our management policies reflect these changing conditions and provide opportunities to implement the structural changes that will result in a healthier, more resilient forest landscape.
To that end, CHF is committed to
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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.
