Nearly a half-million acres of the Tongass National Forest were logged in the past 50 years and have resulted in degraded watershed integrity, decreased fish and wildlife productivity, and a lasting legacy of ecological debt for future generations. But, a new study suggests that restoring
In January of 2011, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that biomass energy facilities and other biogenic stationary sources will not need to account for their net carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions under the Clean Air Act’s
The Wilderness Society improves the ecological health of Sierra Nevada forests when we identify illegal, eroding roads and trails – and convert them back to the wild.
The Southern Appalachians of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee are home to some of the few remaining great forests in the eastern United States.
Americans collectively own 58.5 million acres of roadless forest lands. These are lands on national forests that have no roads, mining, industry or other development.
