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Industry’s Got the Mic – Take It Back
The deceptively-named ‘Fix Our Forests‘ Act (FOFA) is picking up speed on Capitol Hill, with little scrutiny and major consequences for our public lands. Your voice, through a simple letter to your local paper, can help expose what’s at stake and slow its momentum. Why Your Voice Matters Right Now The ‘Fix Our Forests‘ Act…
Read MoreWreck-onciliation: The Havoc It’ll Wreak on Forests and Public Lands
The Same Old Logging Giveaway Threatens Public Lands—Now Riding the Budget Reconciliation Wave Once again, Congress is playing with fire—this time through a dangerous misuse of budget reconciliation. Designed to advance budget-related legislation with a simple majority, this process is being twisted to push through anti-environmental provisions that would shred safeguards, greenlight logging across public…
Read MoreFire Doesn’t Care About Fences, But Congress Keeps Building Them
— ‘Fix Our Forests’ or Feed the Industry? A Reality Check on the May 15th, 2025 House Natural Resources Subcommittee Hearing This week’s House Natural Resources Committee Oversight Hearing — laughably titled Fix Our Forests: How Improved Land Management Can Protect Communities in the Wildland-Urban Interface — was yet another masterclass in business-as-usual greenwashing dressed up…
Read MoreThe ‘Fix Our Forests’ Act: Cutting Trees, While Putting Communities at Greater Fire Risk
The Senate’s “Fix Our Forests” Act (FOFA) hearing on May 6, 2025, gave us a master class in how to mislead the public while pushing business-as-usual logging policies that worsen climate change and increase wildfire threats to communities. Despite claims from politicians and forestry officials that this bill is about curbing wildfire and saving towns,…
Read MoreUpcoming Webinar Series: Discover Nature’s Phoenix
Discover the Wonders of Nature’s Phoenix Second Edition! We are thrilled to announce the release of the extensively updated 2nd edition of Nature’s Phoenix. This new edition is once again co-edited and authored by Wild Heritage’s Chief Scientist, Dr. Dominick DellaSala & John Muir Project’s Director and Principal Ecologist, Dr. Chad Hanson, with contributions from…
Read MoreBiden Old-Growth Amendment is Logging Plan in Disguise
The Biden Administration’s new Old-Growth Amendment Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) predictably endorses commercial logging in old-growth forests, under the guise of wildfire management and forest health. This draft allows the logging of mature and old-growth trees, contradicting extensive scientific research, including studies by the U.S. Forest Service itself, which show that such practices worsen wildfire risks. Ignoring pleas from over 200 scientists, the administration’s plan prioritizes logging over genuine forest protection, putting these vital ecosystems and surrounding communities at greater risk.
Read MoreJMP and Partners Sue Forest Service Over Giant Logging Project Masquerading as ‘Community Protection’
Media Contact: Josh Hart, Spokesperson, Feather River Action! info@featherriveraction.org Chad Hanson, Ph.D., Ecologist John Muir Project cthanson1@gmail.com, 530-273-9290 John Preschutti, Plumas Forest Project jwpreschutti@gmail.com Community Groups Sue U.S. Forest Service over Unprecedented Plumas Forest Logging Plan that Would Increase Rural Towns’ Wildfire Vulnerability The Massive $650 Million Logging Project Targets Mature and Old-Growth Forest, While…
Read MoreJMP and Colleagues Publish Landmark Study Finding Giant Sequoias Regenerate Best in High-Severity Fire Areas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Landmark Study Finds Giant Sequoias Thrive in Severe Wildfire Areas Contact: Chad Hanson, Ph.D., cthanson1@gmail.com, 530-273-9290 Tonja Chi, M.S., tonja_chi@hotmail.com Maya Khosla, M.S., creekshade@gmail.com Bryant Baker, M.S., bryant@wildlandmaps.org Michael Dorsey, Ph.D., mdorsey4@asu.edu A new scientific study, published today in the peer-reviewed journal Ecology and Evolution, reports that iconic giant sequoias in California’s…
Read MoreCBS News Spot on JMP’s Unprecedented Research on Giant Sequoias and Wildfires
KPIX | CBS News Bay Area | A recent study outlines how wildland fires are an important factor in saving California’s giant sequoias.
Read MoreJMP Leads Letter From 200+ Scientists and 200+ Organizations Urging Biden to Fully Protect Mature and Old-Growth Forests From Logging
February 2, 2024 President Joe Biden Cc: Ali Zaidi, National Climate Advisor, The White House; Stephenne Harding, Council on Environmental Quality; Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture; Deb Haaland, Secretary of Interior; Tracy Stone-Manning, Director of Bureau of Land Management, Re: Request for an Executive Order to Place a Moratorium on Mature and Old-Growth Logging…
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