Current News
E&E Daily: House bill aims to make federal easement dollars go further
House lawmakers late last week introduced a bill designed to increase philanthropic support for forest conservation and ease the administrative burden for states.
You look Marvelous!
The pictures from Forest Fete 2014 are up, and you can see them here now! A big thank you to everyone who made it all possible. Until next year, enjoy!
Congressmen Garamendi and Gibson Introduce Bipartisan Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act
Congressman John Garamendi announced the introduction of the Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act. The bill would authorize states to allow qualified entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the Forest Legacy Program.
Improving Efficiency and Flexibility of Private Forest Conservation Funding
Broad stakeholder group supports H.R. 4551 to strengthen key conservation funding program.
USA Today: Chuck Leavell is happiest around trees or Stones
The doorway into Studio Trilogy isn’t particularly wide, so by all accounts, Chuck Leavell’s head shouldn’t be able to squeeze through it.
ForestLife, Spring 2014
In this issue: Going back to the well – California’s water solutions start at the source; forests, climate, and rock & roll with Chuck Leavell; sustainability with heart; and more!
Takepart: Is Reforestation the Answer to Deforestation?
Doubts persist about whether planting trees can make up for those we’re chopping down.
Video: Musician Chuck Leavell wins green award in Bay Area
Watch the video!
Re: Accounting for Carbon Emissions from Forests
We are writing to express our deep concern as to the flawed science being used to justify certain budget proposals regarding expenditure under AB 32 fee revenues. California’s proposed budget includes recommendations for including thinning treatments as part of the expenditures under the Cap and Trade revenues.
Selling Carbon Offsets
A potential source of funding for forest conservation
What Inspires you? Honorable MentionsFirst Place
We challenged you to go out and show us what inspires you about forests, and you blew us away with your responses. We had over 100 entries, and our judges voted to select the top 20 photos.
E&E: Old trees store more carbon, more quickly, than younger trees
A sweeping study of forests around the world finds that the older the tree, the greater its potential to store carbon and slow climate change.
PFT Statement on ARB Scoping Plan
Pacific Forest Trust is very pleased that California continues to recognize that forests and natural lands can be either a major source of climate pollution, or they can be a cost effective way of removing carbon dioxide from the air.
PFT’s Statement on Gov. Brown’s 2014 Spending Plan
Today’s budget announcement by the Governor represents an important first investment of C&T funds to amplify California’s commitment to lower CO2 emissions.
Highlights from President Obamas United States Climate Action Report 2014
“The costs of global warming inaction are “beyond anything that anyone with conscience or common sense should be willing to contemplate,”–Senator John Kerry