Our national forests are damaged from decades of unsustainable logging, road building, wildfire suppression and urbanization. Restoration funding helps keep our national forests standing tall for future generations.
Communities across the United States depend on the headwaters of rivers and streams for clean drinking water. But America’s water is at risk because our headwaters are increasingly harmed by threats like climate change.
Drinking water for 3,400 communities and 66 million Americans comes from watersheds in our national forests. Only half of these watersheds function properly, making restoration critical.
Integrated Resource Restoration is a budgeting experiment designed to help the U.S. Forest Service more effectively plan and implement forest restoration projects.
After a long history of mistreatment and neglect, America’s national forests and grasslands need to be restored to a healthy condition. The U.S. Forest Service leads this effort.
Until recently, the U.S. Forest Service operated under an outdated forest planning rule. The Obama administration is revising the planning rule to modernize our forest management.
The Secure Rural Schools Act is good for forests, rural communities and schools. It is something that everyone – from teachers to county commissioners – can get behind.
