Sep 27, 2024
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Members of Congress Urge Forest Service to Take Additional Measures to Protect Old-Growth ForestsOn September 19, 2024, Congress Member Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-North Coast) led a group of 33 lawmakers in sending a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) National...
Sep 27, 2024
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Congressman Garamendi Reintroduces Bill to Permanently Conserve Privately Owned Working ForestlandsOn September 17, 2024, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-Walnut Grove), along with several other lawmakers, reintroduced the Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R. 9602), which would allow states to choose to designate accredited, nonprofit land trusts to...
Sep 27, 2024
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship U.S. Senators and Representatives Urge President Biden to Approve Major Disaster Declaration Following Park and Borel FiresOn September 25, 2024, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-California), Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) and Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) urged President Biden to grant Governor Gavin Newsom’s request for a major disaster declaration in response to the...