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The Case for Destroying Old Forest Roads

The Case for Destroying Old Forest Roads

For the first 100-years of its history, the mission of the US Forest Service was to make public forests accessible for a host of human activities. Beginning 40-years ago the opposite mentality took hold. These well-intentioned attitudes have led to the woeful current forest conditions and their associated wildfires. NOTE:

Ramping Up Forest Restoration

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Ramping Up Forest Restoration

“This excellent article from the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), a free market environmental think tank based in Bozeman, discusses the barriers faced by U.S. Forest Service in expanding its forest restoration efforts. NOTE: this article was originally published to PERC.org on June 23, 2022. It was

Restoring Forests Could Help Put a Brake on Global Warming, Study Finds

Restoring Forests Could Help Put a Brake on Global Warming, Study Finds

We can disagree about the causes, extent or consequences of so-called global warming, and still acknowledge that great damage is being done to grasslands and forests by human impact. We can and should address the ongoing damage, even though we might disagree on other climate issues. The best way to