Daily Archives: March 14, 2018

National Wildfire Institute: America’s Natural Resources Vision For 2025

Our friends at the National Wildfire Institute are encouraging the Trump Administration to adopt a vision and Executive Order on the importance of effective management of our nation’s lands before we lose them due to fire and neglect. Reflecting the Administration’s intention to reduce the risks of catastrophic wildfire on federal lands, the Institute has…

Washington’s Marbled Murrelet Strategy: Lock Up Land the Seabird Will Never Use

Anybody who lives in, or cares about, Western Washington’s timber communities should pay attention to what’s happening with plans to set aside thousands of acres of state trust lands for the Marbled Murrelet, a small seabird primarily found in Alaska and British Columbia. These trust lands generate revenue to support essential county services and other…