Fix Our Forests Act Doesnt Fix Forests
George Wuerthner
May 6, 2025
https://www.thewildlifenews.com/2025/05/06/fix-our-forests-act-doesnt-fix-forests/
Senators Curtis, Hickenlooper, Padilla, and Sheehy introduced Senate 1462 Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) legislation. Similar legislation has already passed the House of Representatives.
FOFA is a solution looking for a problem. Unfortunately, our forests do not have problems; even if they did, FOFA would not fix them.
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The real problem with our forests is the failure to understand fire ecology. First, most plant communities in the West are dominated by long fire rotations, often hundreds of years between blazes. This includes common forest species like lodgepole pine, aspen, spruce, fir, juniper, and sagebrush communities.
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Rather than a Fix Our Forests Act, we need a Fix Our Climate Act. Until carbon emissions are under control, the next best solution is a Fix Our Communities Act, which can provide funding to harden communities and upgrade building codes to require fire-resistant structures.
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A LOT more at the link.