Rep. Tom Tiffany: ‘If it’s not multiple-use land, then it’s not public land’

“If it's not multiple-use land, then it's not public land. And I think we really need to emphasize that this is the public's land. And we can do we can do all-of-the-above out on our public lands. I think it's really important to emphasize that, but we need to tell the stories. We need to tell the stories both in terms of the negative that by not managing our federal forests, as we should have, that is what has led to these massive forest fires. That's what's burned down communities. That's what's threatened our sequoias. I think that gets people's [...]

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|2023-07-27T09:04:54-04:00July 24th, 2023|Comments Off on Rep. Tom Tiffany: ‘If it’s not multiple-use land, then it’s not public land’

Reinstating Roadless Rule hurts Alaska’s economy (ft. Sarah Montalbano)

Sarah Montalbano breaks down the Roadless Rule reinstatement and its effects on the Tongass National Forest. Listen in.

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|2023-02-20T16:02:32-05:00February 20th, 2023|Comments Off on Reinstating Roadless Rule hurts Alaska’s economy (ft. Sarah Montalbano)

The case for forest management

"A great amount of National Forest acreage would benefit from prescribed fire. But it is a no condition to be prescribed burned." — Bill Imbergamo, executive director of the Federal Forest Resource Coalition In Episode 203 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Bill Imbergamo from Federal Forest Resource Coalition. Bill serves as their Executive Director.  Here's more about the organization: The Federal Forest Resource Coalition (FFRC) is a unique national coalition of small and large companies and regional trade associations whose members harvest and manufacture wood products, paper, and renewable energy from federal timber resources.  With members in more than two dozen [...]

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|2021-08-16T19:57:42-04:00August 17th, 2021|Comments Off on The case for forest management

EP 111: Congressman Westerman, Lone Forester in Congress

In Episode 111 of District of Conservation, Gabriella spoke to Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) about how to manage wildfires and his love of duck hunting.      

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|2020-10-14T14:57:27-04:00October 12th, 2020|Comments Off on EP 111: Congressman Westerman, Lone Forester in Congress
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