If Congress does not act soon, the Forest Service predicts urgently needed forest restoration efforts could be set back up to a decade.
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How We’re Investing in Our Planet This Earth Day
2023 is the year of investing in our planet. We can do so by investing in the people who are actively working, managing, and caring for the land.
A New Tool to Help Share the Cost of Living With Wildlife
The costs of sustaining crucial habitat for migrating elk have fallen entirely on the shoulders of ranchers. Until now.
Why Our Forests Need a Trim
Congress should quickly pass a Cottonwood fix so that we can fix America’s forests.
Time’s Up on the Cottonwood Fix
Cottonwood erects unnecessary red tape and encourages special-interest litigation that hinders the Forest Service’s goals of reducing wildfire risk and restoring forest ecosystems.
Carbon-Free Power Isn’t Free of Hard Choices
American can have more clean energy or more toad-protecting regulations, but not both.
A Conservation Approach Where Everyone Wins
Environmental conflicts are often zero-sum political battles, but innovative market approaches can bridge ideological divides.
Biden’s Elephant Protection Efforts Are Likely to Backfire
More laws and more science will not pay rangers’ salaries or fund the management of national parks the way elephant hunting currently does.
Colorado Needs More Prescribed Fire on Private Lands
Colorado has a significant opportunity to build on its early leadership, recognizing the positive role private landowners can play in mitigating the wildfire crisis.
Montana’s Path to Burning Back Better
Fixing America’s Forests will require a variety of tools, but Montana has a substantial opportunity to expand the use of prescribed fire on private lands.