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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction Support SB 949 to Protect the Santa Cruz Mountains
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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction Support SB 949 to Protect the Santa Cruz Mountains
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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction Support SB 949 to Protect the Santa Cruz Mountains
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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction Support SB 949 to Protect the Santa Cruz Mountains
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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction Support SB 949 to Protect the Santa Cruz Mountains
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BREAKING NEWS🚨 - Press release from the #CenterForBiologicalDiversity
#Trump Moves to Kill #RoadlessRule in Biggest Assault on #ForestProtections in U.S. History
For Immediate Release, August 18, 2026
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration today proposed scrapping the country’s most significant tool for protecting national forests, a move that would open nearly 45 million acres of wild, unfragmented forest across 37 states to road construction, logging and other development.
“Trump is pushing for the largest evisceration of public lands protection in American history and against what Americans want,” said Randi Spivak, public lands policy director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “These are some of the last truly wild forests left in the country, places that shelter endangered wildlife and protect our drinking water. Once you start bulldozing roads for commercial logging and industrial development, there’s no getting them back. Americans love their public lands and want them protected. We’re going to fight like hell to safeguard these wild places for future generations.”
Today’s announcement from the U.S. Agriculture Department will be followed by Wednesday’s release of the draft environmental analysis, giving the public until Sept. 21 to comment on the proposed Roadless Rule recission.
Here are statements from the Center’s regional experts on risks to roadless forests and wildlife across the country:
Northern #Rockies
“Roadless forests are lifelines for grizzly bears and Canada lynx across the northern Rockies,” said Kristine Akland, Northern Rockies director. “Grizzlies need these areas to den and raise cubs and lynx populations are already declining as mature forest habitat disappears. Building roads and allowing logging in these wild areas would make an already difficult situation for these species even worse. People across the region know how vital these intact forests are for wildlife, clean water and recreation, and they overwhelmingly oppose dismantling the Roadless Rule.”
“We’ll fight Trump’s monstrous proposal to gut the Roadless Rule, which would be disastrous for the Tongass,” said Cooper Freeman, Alaska program director. “Punching roads through 9 million acres of intact temperate rainforest would destroy world-class salmon streams. It would open the door for corporations to clearcut irreplaceable, centuries-old Sitka spruce for export overseas. Alaska’s wild places deserve better.”
Southwest
“Roadless forests are where wildlife live,” said Taylor McKinnon, Southwest director. “They’re home to jaguars, Mexican spotted owls, and ocelots, some of the most iconic animals on the continent. Plowing roads into their habitat will bring human-caused wildfires and disturbances that they don’t need and can’t afford. We’ve fought for years to protect the forests and animals of the Southwest and there’s no way we’re giving up now.”
"Roadless areas protect the most beloved and endangered species in the Southeast,” said Will Harlan, Southeast program director. “The South Mills River harbors the country’s strongest hellbender population. Snowbird and Tusquitee Bald shelter endangered Carolina northern flying squirrels, gray bats and longsolid mussel. These forests sustain local economies, protect iconic recreation spots like the Appalachian Trail and safeguard drinking water for millions of people in Charlotte, Atlanta and beyond. Handing them over to loggers and construction crews isn’t sound policy, it’s a tragedy."
Why we need the Roadless Rule:
- Forests free of roads and logging provide crucial and connected habitat for animals and plants, protecting them from noise, pollution and other human-caused harms.
- The forests at risk — from Oregon to North Carolina — are home to scores of threatened and endangered species, including American wolverines, Canada lynx, grizzly bears and northern spotted owls. Rescinding the Roadless Rule would not only push these species closer to extinction but threaten countless others, including Alexander Archipelago wolves and Queen Charlotte goshawks.
- More than 370,000 miles of roads already fragment U.S. national forests, with a maintenance backlog in the billions of dollars. Most wildfires are human caused and occur near roads, with a decades-long, nationwide study finding human-caused wildfires are four times more likely in areas with roads than in roadless forests.
- National forests are the headwaters of many of the country’s major rivers and the largest source of municipal water supplies, serving more than 60 million people in 33 states. The Roadless Rule protects rivers and streams from roads, a major source of water pollution because of erosion and sediment.
#USPol #ProtectTheForest #NationalForests #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeHabitat #EndangeredSpecies #Greed #CorporateColonialism #StolenLand #LandBack #ForestsAreLife #WaterIsLife
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Hype for the Future 135M: Idaho Panhandle National Forests in Idaho and Montana
Introduction The Idaho Panhandle National Forests refer to zones within the States of Idaho and Montana that correspond with the forested and protected areas on the northern side of Idaho and the western edge of Montana. While the vast majority of the area is situated within the State of Idaho, as the name suggests, the forests also extend into the neighboring States of Washington to the west and Montana to the east. Counties The Idaho Panhandle National Forests refer to the combined […] -
Hype for the Future 135L: National Forests in the State of Washington
Introduction Within the State of Washington, large portions of the area are set aside by the National Forest Service for reasons such as preservation or cultural significance. Specifically, Washington contains a total of six (6) national forests and one (1) national scenic area. The names of the national forests in Washington are Colville, Gifford Pinchot, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie, Okanogan-Wenatchee, Olympic, and Umatilla. The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic area is also largely […] -
#LewistonID library to lend outdoor activity kits thanks to new grant
By James Dawson
Published November 11, 2024"Library users in the Lewiston area will soon have the chance to try gold panning, #birdwatching and other outdoor activities free of charge.
The #LewistonCityLibrary recently won a grant from the National Forest Community Recreation Fund to put together outdoor activity kits its users can check out starting next month. The Idaho Capital Sun first reported this story.
'We’re excited to partner with the Lewiston City Library to support new ways for people of all ages and backgrounds to connect with public lands, learn about conservation, and inspire them to take an active role in #stewardship,' said Angela Edwards, a partnership coordinator with the #NezPerceClearwater #NationalForests.
Kits include equipment needed for gold panning, birdwatching, #hiking and #camping. A #DutchOven will also be available for those wanting to experience cooking outdoors.
Those are on top of the fishing poles the library has loaned out for years, according to library director Lynn Johnson.
'It seemed like a good way for us to offer things for the public that are a little out of the ordinary,' Johnson said in a press release.
'Libraries are about opportunity. Whether you have limited means or lots of access and wealth, we want to help people of all means try something out,' she said.
These new outdoor activity kits will be available to check out by those with a Valnet library card, which includes a group of 48 school and public libraries in north central Idaho stretching from Elk City to Potlatch."
Source:
https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2024-11-11/lewiston-library-outdoor-kits#Idaho #LibrariesRule! #libraryOfThings #BorrowDontBuy #OutdoorAdventureKits #SpendTimeInNature #BorrowingBeyondBooks #OutdoorLearning #NatureBasedLearning
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Hype for the Future 135F: National Forests of the Cascades (Oregon)
Introduction Within the State of Oregon, much of the Cascade Range is set aside by the federal government to serve as sites of the associated national forests of the region, including the Fremont-Winema, Umpqua, Deschutes, Willamette, and Mount Hood National Forests. Apart from the aforementioned national forests of the area, surrounding communities also play large roles on both the east and west sides of the range, the former often coinciding with the High Desert region spanning much of the […] -
Hype for the Future 103P: George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Introduction Though the George Washington and Jefferson parcels are largely physically separate, much of the northern section of the forested area is part of the George Washington National Forest, while much of the southern side is the Jefferson National Forest. While the vast majority of the forested area is split between the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of West Virginia, the Commonwealth of Kentucky also receives the tail end of the Jefferson National Forest, specifically in Pike […] -
[Public Lands] National Forests Deliver Almost Half Of The West's Drinking Water Supply, [USFS] Report Shows
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https://www.kunm.org/news/2022-10-07/national-forests-deliver-almost-half-of-the-wests-drinking-water-supply-report-shows <-- shared media article
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https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/fs_media/fs_document/GTR-WO-100.pdf <-- shared USFS publication
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#water #watersupply #hydrology #publicwatersupply #PWS #USWest #publiclands #waterresources #forests #grasslands #nationalforests #nationalgrasslands #MountainWest #surfacewater #waterquality #community #watersecurity #urban #industrial #residential #drinkingwater #planning #management #watershed #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #interbasintransfers #NationalForestSystem #WaSSI #population #USA #US #publiclands
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