August 14, 2020 With a short title of the “Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020” you would think that this piece of legislation...
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Who Was John Muir, Really?
We have often been conditioned to think idealistically about great historical figures as icons, institutions, or superheroes, despite the historical context of their times, but...

BREAKING NEWS: Over 200 Top U.S. Climate and Forest Scientists Urge Congress: Protect Forests to Mitigate Climate Crisis
As multiple current legislative proposals attempt to shoehorn measures that would increase logging, or increase funding for logging, into COVID-19 stimulus packages, over 200 top U.S. climate and forest scientists are now asking Congressional leaders to avoid using the pandemic emergency as a means for stripping away forest protections and promoting logging

A Trillion Trees in Rep. Bruce Westerman’s Hands Means A Trillion Stumps
BY RACHEL FAZIO | FEBRUARY 15, 2020 In an effort to springboard off President Trump’s recent pledge to join the global community in planting a...

Senator Feinstein on the Wrong Path Regarding Forests
At the Tahoe Summit this week in Lake Tahoe, California Senator Dianne Feinstein unveiled her plan to fight climate change, by pumping hundreds of millions...

CALL Gov. Newsom TODAY! Urge Him to Use Housing Funds to Help Fire-Affected Communities Rather than Log Wildlife Habitat in the Rim Fire.
California received $70 million dollars in funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that was supposed to help communities affected by...

Logging Didn’t Stop the Camp Fire
Since the Camp Fire burned there has been a lot of discussion in the media and much chest pounding from pro-logging advocates and politicians, including...

CALLS NEEDED NOW: To Keep Dangerous Logging Provisions out of the Farm Bill
With the Camp and Woolsey fires in California on the verge of being put out, and the shocking loss of thousands of homes, 80+ lives...

Save the Date #GivingTuesday
Happy Giving Season! #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday-NOVEMBER 27-following Thanksgiving...

Help Protect Rim Fire Habitat- Please Send your Email Today!
Habitat in the Rim Fire is under threat and we need your help today! A state agency, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, is planning to...

ACTION ALERT: Tell Sierra Nevada Conservancy – #ProtectRimFire Forests and Wildlife from Logging
Nature's Resiliency on full display in Rim Fire. Don't Cut down my home for biomass energy!