Monthly Archives: May 2020

NEPA 101: The National Environmental Policy Act Process

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service to undertake an assessment of the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making decisions.  Though some use the NEPA process to stall or stop projects they don’t like, the process offers important opportunities for citizens to get involved,…

Stimulus spending on public lands should focus on putting Americans back to work

Targeted investments in forest management can help promote economic recovery, improve the health and accessibility of federal lands, while providing tangible and lasting returns for American taxpayers. For more, check out our oped in The Hill. The prospects for additional measures in response to COVID-19 are unclear.  But that has not stopped members of Congress…

Mega Drought Southern Oregon- Spring 2020 Forest Under Stress (FUS)

**Download the Mega Drought Southern Oregon 2020 presentation by clicking here. Rachel Lee Hall- a citizen advocate for Forest Under Stress (FUS) during the month of April took a series  Mega Drought Southern Oregon 2020 of photos of various mountain lakes and reservoirs in surrounding communities within the borders of  Jackson County, Oregon, located in the Rogue River-Siskiyou…