Project would include commercial timber harvesting, thinning, slashing, and prescribed burning within a 16,879-acre area west of Missoula

Emphasis must be on protecting homes and communities while recognizing the crucial ecosystem benefits that fire provides

Instead of playing politics and stoking public fear to suspend environmental safeguards for more resource exploitation, lawmakers must tackle the main driver of wildfires—the climate crisis.

The best way to protect homes and public safety in fire-prone forested areas is to focus on the Home Ignition Zone, not more logging and roadbuilding

New administration needs to right-size forest road system

Forest roads increase wildfire risk, affect fire behavior, and cause serious ecological impacts when fire strikes

Agency is using categorical exclusions as a blank check to authorize enormous logging projects in sensitive and pristine areas, including roadless areas

America’s national forests are actually diverse ecosystems that are home to hundreds of imperiled fish and wildlife species

Report “The Environmental Consequences of Forest Roads and Achieving a Sustainable Road System” an invaluable tool for the conservation community