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Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics title: Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics | Citizens working together to protect our forests

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Our national forests are facing an unprecedented assault. In a move that prioritizes minimalism and speed over environmental stewardship, the Forest Service has proposed a sweeping new rule that effectively locks the public out of the decision-making process for our public lands. The Forest Service’s proposed rule (36 CFR 218) seeks to slash public participation […]

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Strategically-planted strips of fire-resistant vegetation show promise for mitigating the spread of fire, especially near structures in the built environment. Known as “green firebreaks,” this use of fire-resistant vegetation to protect homes from wildfires offers a stark contrast to the standard fire-mitigation practice of employing mechanical forest treatments to create fuel b...

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The Pasadena, California, City Council recently approved a plan to use sustainable goat grazing for wildfire mitigation in the Arroyo Seco. Carlos Javelera of the West Pasadena Residents Association said the Association “supports the exploration and use of sustainable methods such as goat grazing in the Arroyo Seco, which has proven effective in other communities […]

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Beetle-kill trees make an easy target in the rush to defend our forests and communities from wildfire. The trees are dead and brown, so they must be a fire hazard, especially in today’s unnaturally dense forests. Therefore, we need to cut the trees and salvage valuable timber before it rots. That’s the basic reasoning behind wildfire-mitigation […]

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