Mar 07, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship USDA Forest Service Leadership TransitionOn March 3, the USDA Forest Service (USFS) experienced a significant leadership transition. Chief Randy Moore has retired after a tenure of four and a half decades with the Forest Service. Moore is succeeded by
Feb 21, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Promote Wildfire Mitigation Through Wildlife GrazingOn February 13, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Mazie Hirono (D-HI, and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing Research Act (S. 602), bipartisan legislation to promote research on how...
Feb 21, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act Introduced in 119th CongressThe Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Reauthorization Act (S. 356/H.R. 1383) has been introduced in the 119th Congress amid pressure to act swiftly to avoid significant budget cuts or tax hikes. Attempts to pass SRS legislation...
Feb 14, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Congress Members LaMalfa and Thompson Introduce Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act of 2025This week, Congressmen Doug LaMalfa (R-Butte) and Mike Thompson (D-Lake) introduced the Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act of 2025 to provide homeowners in disaster-prone regions with incentives to harden their properties against wildfires and other...
Feb 14, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship U.S. Senators Urge Trump Administration to Exempt Seasonal Firefighters from Federal Hiring FreezeOn February 11, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) joined Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and 13 others in urging senior Trump Administration officials to reverse the hiring and onboarding freeze of federal seasonal firefighters that threatens the safety...
Feb 06, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Padilla Introduces Bipartisan Bills to Improve Fire Mitigation and Resiliency EffortsOn Monday February 3rd, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced a package of three bipartisan bills to bolster fire resilience and proactive mitigation efforts. The package includes the following: The Wildfire Emergency Act to support...
Jan 31, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship California Legislators Urge U.S. House Leadership to Reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) ProgramOn January 27, a bicameral bipartisan group of twenty-three California Legislators sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, strongly urging them to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination...
Jan 24, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship U.S. Senators Call on Treasury Department to Swiftly Publish Data on Impact of Natural Disasters on Homeowners InsuranceOn January 17, Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) joined Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and six other Senators in urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to immediately publish data and analysis...
Jan 24, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Fix Our Forests Act Heads to U.S. SenateThe Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471), passed the U.S. House of Representatives on January 23, 2025, with a bipartisan vote of 279-141. This legislation, sponsored by House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Representative Scott...
Jan 24, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Congress Introduces Variety of Bipartisan Measures to Strengthen Wildfire Resilience and RecoveryIn the wake of, and continuing battle with, the Los Angeles fires, several pieces of bipartisan legislation have been introduced, or reintroduced, in efforts to strengthen Wildfire Resilience and Recovery. On January 17, Sen. Alex...