Planting Day
Communities for Healthy Forests led more than 100 elementary students on a literal ‘field trip’ to the Hinkle Creek area east of Sutherlin. With help from staff from Roseburg Forest Products, the BLM, US Forest Service, Douglas Forest Protective Association, and the Umpqua Chapter of the Society of American Foresters, the students learned how to […]
USDA launches five-year, $1B Community Wildfire Defense Grant program
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 Wildfire Defense Grant program to assist at-risk communities. Chris Galford | https://homelandprepnews.com | Thursday, July 28, 2022 “Insight and guidance from the communities most at risk for catastrophic wildfires helps […]
CREATIVE FOREST THINNING REDUCES FIRE RISK AND FOSTERS HEALTHY FORESTS
By Sunny Wang, University of Washington News Lab | washingtonnature.org | December 1, 2021 The Nature Conservancy is working on a new and creative forest restoration project on Cle Elum Ridge, called the “How Go Unit,” within the Central Cascades Forest. The Nature Conservancy is working on a new and creative forest restoration project on […]
U.S. Forest Service may face challenges salvage logging August Complex Fire footprint in Mendocino National Forest
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is planning a restoration project on just over 2,000 of the 600,000 acres of the Mendocino National Forest that was burned in the August Complex fires last year. By Sonia Waraich | mendovoice.com | Oct. 27th, 2021 MENDOCINO Co., 10/25/21 — The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is planning a restoration project on just over 2,000 of […]