Forest Legacy: Accelerating Private Forest Conservation
Congressman Chris Gibson introduced a bill today that will accelerate the pace and scale of forest conservation through a modest tweak to the Forest Legacy Program.
LEAFLET, Spring 2015
In this issue: Bringing a Landscape Back to Life; How Climate Change Influences Species Movement…or Not; Conserving & Connecting Sierra Valley, the Largest Alpine Wetland in the U.S.; and Forest Carbon Offsets: Time for A National Standard?
Bipartisan House Bill Seeks to Make Forest Legacy More Nimble
A bipartisan House bill introduced this week would promote conservation of private forestlands by reducing administrative burdens for states and easing concerns from landowners and philanthropists.
New hope in Modoc County for 32.5 square miles of forestland devastated by fire.
A vast and once-glorious Modoc County forest landscape devastated in the 2012 Barry Point wildfire will be reborn and nurtured into healthy forests and meadows, teeming with wildlife.
Protecting California’s natural lands is key to combating climate change
Today, we face climate change as our biggest environmental challenge, and forest conservation is important than ever. Drought and extreme weather already impact California’s communities and economy; rising sea levels already erode our coastline.
