New to criticisms of current forest management policies? Start here:
Feather River Action!’s 2023 ‘Where I Stand’ Op-Ed On the US Forest Service’s Community Destruction Project: We strongly oppose the USFS “Community Protection Project” — 200,000+ acres of mechanical and chemical assault on Plumas National Forest
For a more in-depth dive into the science, see our joint objection to the US Forest Service Project, submitted with Plumas Forest Project and John Muir Project which includes maps and descriptions about how thinning put the communities of Greenville and Paradise in harm’s way.
The USFS is turning protected mature and old growth forests from this:
into this:
Not only is this ugly and unnecessary, it’s hurting nature, further endangering the climate (driving extreme wildfires), and putting communities at risk. This is a failed strategy and the sooner we all realize it and change course, the better…