TSRA has signed onto the Climate Forests Campaign supporting the need to see a lasting, durable rule that protects mature and old-growth forests from logging on federal public lands. We feel it is important to push back against the Forest Service’s narrative that logging is no longer a threat to mature and old-growth forests. Healthy, mature forest ecosystems help protect watersheds across large areas of the United States. Logging these forests can lead to erosion, poor water quality, and degraded habitat. Further, dense young plantations can reduce water quantity in streams and rivers. Overall, intact healthy forests contribute to healthy watersheds, which will be especially valuable as the impacts of climate change, such as drought and heatwaves, become more severe. The link to the press release is below:

https://environmentamerica.org/news/ame/logging-mature-and-old-trees-threatens-us-climate-goals