Forests

Recent litigation over the Black Ram project on the Kootenai National Forest shouldn’t discourage the Forest Service from implementing projects that reduce the risks of severe wildfires and help protect our communities. Active forest management can help mitigate climate change impacts and improve forest health and resiliency while supporting thousands of family wage jobs in Montana rural communities. Failing to …

Y: I think these mangrove forests are my favorite part of this coastline. I love how the trees look like they’re getting pulled out of the water. D: It’s really neat that you can see their roots. And the flood protection they provide isn’t bad, either. Y: How do mangrove forests do that, exactly? D: The roots hold in sediment, …

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According to the report, non-timber forest products are essential to many tribal communities. Traditional herbaceous plants are found within forested areas while fish, wildlife, roots, fungi and edible tree components such as sap, seeds and nuts are harvested by communities for medicinal purposes and to provide connection to lands. “Indian forestlands are quite diverse across the country. But all have …

Episode 27 Wildfires in the U.S. are increasing in frequency and severity due to the landscape-altering effects of past fire suppression policies and a changing climate. More than ever, it is essential to scale financing models for ecosystem restoration efforts that have the potential to reduce wildfire risk, improve watershed resilience and protect communities. Join us for an important conversation …

The amended Forest Conservation Act opens up large swathes of forestland for different non-forest activities On August 4, Parliament passed the controversial amendment to the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, a move that experts warn opens the floodgates for ecological disasters. Since its inception, the 1980 Act, brought in to regulate the use of forestland for non-forest activities, has undergone eight …

Small armies of landscapers tend to lush grass and rolling hills, where private roads with names like “Memory Lane” and “Baby Land” lead upward past maximalist mausoleums, columbaria and replica Renaissance statuary. At the top is the quaintly named Mount Forest Lawn, a hill housing a theater named the Hall of Crucifixion-Resurrection, built for just a single work: the Polish …

OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria —  Roaring chain saws sent trees crashing to the ground, and bare-chested men hacked away at the branches beside a muddy road. Others heaved logs onto a truck, where they were tied in place with wire. The work was similar on the other side of the road, with a timber-laden truck coughing dark plumes of smoke as …

Old growth Douglas fir trees stand along the Salmon river Trail on the Mt. Hood National Forest outside Zigzag, Ore. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption toggle caption Rick Bowmer/AP Old growth Douglas fir trees stand along the Salmon river Trail on the Mt. Hood National Forest outside Zigzag, Ore. Rick Bowmer/AP PENDLETON, Ore. — A federal judge has found that a …

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has found that a Trump-era rule change that allowed for the logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest violates several laws. U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Hallman on Thursday found that the U.S. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest Management Act and the Endangered Species Act when it …