A study by the Pacific Northwest Research Station found that both intensive and moderate thinning worked to reduce fire intensity and protect communities in the Wallow Fire, the largest wildfire in Arizona history that scorched over 539,000 acres in 2011. Conservative and intensive fuel treatments worked to allow for the protection of homes according to…
The Senate Environment & Public Works Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy, held a hearing Tuesday, June 3rd, on the impacts of climate change. The hearing, titled “Farming, Fishing, Forestry, and Hunting in an Era of Changing Climate” included witnesses such as Dan Ashe of the Fish and Wildlife Service and James Walls,…
The House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight field hearing in Batesville, Arkansas on May 14 examining the impact of species listings and critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species Act. The hearing, entitled “Protecting the Rights of Property Owners: Proposed Federal Critical Habitat Designations Gone Wild,” examined the comprehensive impacts of critical habitat…
Idaho Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo this week introduced a bill that would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 so that 16- and 17-year-olds would be allowed to work in mechanized logging operations under parental supervision, extending benefits enjoyed by others in the agriculture industry by allowing family members to learn the…
A new report released by the White House, the National Climate Assessment, explores many related issues including how a warming planet affects our forests. With contributions from U.S. Forest Service scientists, the report is one of the most comprehensive examinations of climate change and its effects on forested land. It concludes that a warming climate…