Time’s Up On The Cottonwood Fix
Time’s Up On The Cottonwood Fix
"The expiration of the temporary fix is a serious setback to forest restoration in Montana and around the West."
Montana’s Path To Burning Back Better
Montana’s Path To Burning Back Better
"Fixing America’s Forests will require a variety of tools, but Montana has a substantial opportunity to expand the use of prescribed fire on private lands."
Montana Can Control Its Own Wildfire Destiny
Montana Can Control Its Own Wildfire Destiny
"With proactive measures like these to expand Montana’s forest restoration and wildfire response capabilities, we can take our wildfire destiny back into our own hands."
Sometimes, It’s Nice To Be Excluded: MEPA Reform In The 2023 Session
Sometimes, It’s Nice To Be Excluded: MEPA Reform In The 2023 Session
"Thanks to Governor Gianforte’s Red Tape Relief Initiative, the Legislature appears to be striking a better balance between preserving Montana’s innate beauty and ensuring all Montanans can thrive."
Speeding Up Forest Management Projects Through Collaboration
Speeding Up Forest Management Projects Through Collaboration
"While the fate of the Root and Stem act is still unsure, it is still a good sign that those in Washington DC are finally beginning to take the wildfire crisis seriously."
Harnessing Partnerships To Accelerate Forest Project Environmental Reviews
Harnessing Partnerships To Accelerate Forest Project Environmental Reviews
"Expanding partnership opportunities for private groups to accelerate approval and implementation of forest restoration projects is a needed step to fix America’s forests."
Forest Management Requires ‘Good’ Fire
Forest Management Requires ‘Good’ Fire
"Prescribed burns, especially done in conjunction with mechanical treatments, proved their value as a proactive tool in controlling wildfires in Montana this summer."
The Forest Management Strategy Helping To Save Montana Forests
The Forest Management Strategy Helping To Save Montana Forests
"With these treatments applied, the wildfires this summer lacked the fuel sources to grow big and out of control."
The Cottonwood Fix Means A Return To Healthy Forests
The Cottonwood Fix Means A Return To Healthy Forests
"The Cottonwood decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2015 emphasizes how litigious groups have weaponized the Endangered Species Act to prevent forest management projects."
Protecting Our Nations Most Cherished Forests Through Active Forest Management
Protecting Our Nations Most Cherished Forests Through Active Forest Management
"Forests across the west are facing similar threats as California’s giant sequoias. By actively working to restore forest ecosystems and reducing fuel buildups, we can preserve our nation's cherished forests."
Waiting To Burn
Waiting To Burn
"Even when public land managers, officials and researchers agree that this mitigation work is needed on a landscape, the tools that reduce wildfire severity face a long, bureaucratic process of approvals and delays."
Active Forest Management Combats Catastrophic Fire
Active Forest Management Combats Catastrophic Fire
"As we approach fire season we should reject calls to abandon the science and instead double down on the best tools currently at our disposal — expanding active forest management to address our yearly wildfire crisis."
The Irony Of A Burn Ban
The Irony Of A Burn Ban
"Policymakers must ask whether the minuscule risk of an escaped prescribed burn is worth doing nothing, allowing fuels to build up and putting the forest at a higher risk of an all-consuming destructive wildfire."
Red Tape Prevents Old-Growth Forest Restoration
Red Tape Prevents Old-Growth Forest Restoration
"Protecting old-growth forests from wildfire risks is a worthy cause, but simply spending more money on existing bureaucratic processes will not solve the problem."