WILD NW action alert #247: June 11th meeting for input on the Northwest Forest Plan Can you attend a meeting at the Okanogan PUD tomorrow, June 11th from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. to support Washington’s public forests? The U.S. Forest Service is beginning a public conversation on updating the Northwest Forest Plan. This comprehensive plan … Continued
Mitch Friedman, our executive director, was in Washington, D.C. today testifying before congress on the need to better manage forests for ecological resilience; reducing the risks from wildfire, benefiting local communities, and improving wildlife habitat. And how we’ve been able to do so collaboratively as part of the Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition. Watch the archived video from the U.S. House … Continued
By Chase Gunnell, Communications Manager A decade after the U.S. Forest Service first began mandating that its national forests create motorized travel management plans for Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs) and dirt bikes, sensible regulations were recently announced for over-snow vehicles such as snowmobiles during the winter months. Under the new plan, announced in the federal register in January … Continued