We look forward to working with Senator Cantwell and other congressional officials on this important legislation. By Mitch Friedman, Executive Director Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), the highest ranking minority member on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, just released a white paperforecasting her Wildfire Management Act of 2015, which she intends to introduce soon. Based on … Continued
WILD NW #240: OWNF Motorized Travel Management Plan UPDATE: The comment period on this proposed plan has been extended through Friday, January 30th, 2015. After nearly a decade of work, the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (OWNF) has proposed a Motorized Travel Management Plan to address the use of Off Road Vehicles (ORVs) in the forest, including … Continued
State should halt hazardous logging operations in Carlton burn area, revise inadequate regulations on logging in post-fire landscapes to protect people, property, fish and wildlife. Earlier this year, we joined with a local resident and others to appeal a risky so-called “salvage” timber sale on state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) land in the Methow Valley that … Continued
WILD NW #243: Northwest Forest Plan revisions listening sessions For over 20 years, old-growth and other forests on U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands (excluding wilderness and other protected areas) in western Washington, western Oregon and northwestern California have been governed by the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP), a Clinton-era agreement … Continued