The "Fix Our Forests Act" (FOFA) will only continue to endanger communities. Read our latest Substack to revisit comments we received on social media about (how wrong we are regarding) FOFA: open.substack.com/pub/johnmuir...

the diverse flora and fauna that depend on them. FOFA would only expand the same flawed paradigm—making these reforms urgent. Following the 2020 Thielsen Fire north of Crater Lake National Park, some large, resilient trees were cut down in the name of public safety. Photo: Francis Eatherington

not business-as-usual exploitation dressed up as “fire mitigation” or “forest health”. The FS should be removed from USDA and replaced with a Department of Ecology to safeguard public lands, forests, watersheds, and fire-adapted ecosystems for people and

to boost timber sales, framing commercial logging as “fire management.” This approach began under the previous administration and continues today. Existing laws and sideboards are failing. We need stronger protections and enforceable rules,

Must-read: columbiainsight.org/exclusive-th...
Nathan Gilles exposes how the Forest Service has weaponized wildfire prevention tools—emergency authorities, “streamlined” NEPA, stewardship contracts, and the Good Neighbor Authority—

We highly encourage listening to the Q&A panel at the end of the Methow Valley Forest speaker panel! It starts at 1:15:20: youtu.be/Zr2SZJAasJA?...

Methow Forest Forum Present: Achieving ecologically responsible fire safety YouTube video by Michael Bird Shaffer

Dr. Hanson's panel starts at 18 minutes, 20 seconds: youtu.be/Zr2SZJAasJA?...

At the end of October, Dr. Chad Hanson joined the Methow Valley Forest Forum as a panelist. Watch and listen as he shares mechanized 'thinning' 'restoration' projects created and pushed by the Forest Service that adversely affect not just our forests, but our communities, too ⤵️

What Our FOFA Comment Section Reveals About Our National Wildfire Debate: Part 1 of 2 open.substack.com/pub/johnmuir...

The Logging Lobby in the Evergreen State How a quasi-academic group convinced Washington State to classify industrial logging as a climate change solution.

www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...

The Rights of Nature, Remembered on the Road TL;DR - Writing this month took longer than expected. I tried to connect personal experience, public lands, and big-picture solutions, but mostly I ended up chasing tangents — after all, it’s all conn...

Our newest Sub: open.substack.com/pub/johnmuir...

Where I Stand: We strongly oppose the USFS “Community Protection Project” — 200,000+ acres of mechanical and chemical assault on Plumas National Forest - Plumas News Josh Hart, MSc Spokesperson, Feather River Action! (FRA) The trauma of the Dixie and other recent fires are...

The #Plumas Sun carefully omitted all the scientific evidence we provided them (www.plumasnews.com/where-i-stan...) and instead chose to breach journalistic ethics by misrepresenting and oversimplifying the issue, relying on biased sources, and passing off an opinion piece as an actual news article.

Forests Are Still on the Chopping Block During Shutdown Season Shutdown season may freeze federal employees' pay, but it does nothing to stop logging agendas and forest destruction as both remain on the fast track, exposing where the true priorities lie.

Please use the resources in this Substack to contact your Senators and urge them to oppose FOFA as they head into a mark up hearing next Tuesday, October 21:
open.substack.com/pub/johnmuir...

For this next week, please speak up, please call your Senators, if they're on the committee, at (202) 224-3121 and push them to vote against FOFA. Or send a message through our action alert here: johnmuirproject.org/take-action/...

Next week, October 21, the Senate Agriculture Committee will markup the “Fix Our Forests Act” (FOFA), S. 1462, a bill that would open the door for widespread logging across federal forests under the false pretense of wildfire prevention.

When the Trees Don't Quit, and the Seasons Keep Teaching A walk through fall colors reminds us of resilience, the wisdom of trees and their networks, and what is still possible.

Read our latest: open.substack.com/pub/johnmuir... ✨🍂

Remembering #JaneGoodall (1934 - 2025) | A pioneer whose work reshaped how we understand our kinship with the natural world and the animals we share it with. Because of Jane Goodall, we see the natural world with deeper wonder, responsibility, and hope.

Trump Wants to Open Up 45 Million Acres of Roadless Wilderness to Logging A push to repeal the Roadless Rule that protects the few ecosystems that remain truly wild faces mass public opposition.

Wonderful quotes from Jenn Mamola in this new article on the Roadless Rule: truthout.org/articles/tru...

Burn marks included, beauty shines in every phase of their life. Join us in sharing this message through our action alert, to stop the trojan horse that is “Save Our Sequoias Act”: johnmuirproject.org/take-action/...

Since 1890, Sequoia National Park has protected the world’s largest trees. Giant sequoias remain a cornerstone of our research at the John Muir Project, reminding us that fire is part of their story, no matter the narrative spun.

Federal court halts Hoosier National Forest project, citing inadequate analysis of Lake Monroe impacts - The Indiana Lawyer A federal judge has temporarily halted the U.S. Forest Service's Houston South Vegetation Management and Restoration Project, ruling that the agency violated federal law again by failing to adequately...

www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/fed...

Take action here: johnmuirproject.org/take-action/...

Here is a sneak peek quote: "With ecological education, the public can come to view a newly blackened hillside not as a scar, but as a beauty mark on the landscape!" p. 182

A Beautifully Burned Forest: Learning to Celebrate Severe Forest Fire Learning to Celebrate Severe Forest Fire

A dear colleague and dedicated ecologist, Dr. Richard Hutto, has published his book, “A Beautifully Burned Forest”. Please consider learning about the hidden beauty and ecological importance of severely burned forests: bookshop.org/p/books/a-be...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Logging’s Final Frontier? How ‘Active Management’ Imperils Forest Resilience. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the web... Does ‘active management’ in natural ecosystems help biodiversity, communities and the climate? Join us with experts Dr. David Lindenmayer, Dr. Dominick DellaSala and Herb Hammond.

Conservation North is hosting "Logging's Last Frontier: How 'Active Management' Imperils Forest Resilience".
A webinar and panel discussion with scientists Drs. David Lindenmayer and Dominick DellaSala on Tuesday, September 23 at 7pm PST. Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Congress has grizzly bears in its crosshairs, so we're stepping up the fight to keep Endangered Species Act protections in place and prevent anti-wildlife lawmakers from "delisting" the Great Bear.

Join us for this action-focused webinar!

Full details: wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/grizzly-bear...

Forest Protection Forums | Stop Clearcutting CA | Chad Hanson YouTube video by Forest Protection Forums

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John Muir Project’s Dr. Chad Hanson revisits the topic of the relationship between giant sequoias and high-intensity fire on Stop Clearcutting CA’s Forest Protection Forum.

He’s Spent 40 Years Studying Dead Trees—Here’s What He’s Found Forest ecologist Mark Harmon has been exhaustively examining dead logs for 40 years, and he’s found a complex world few people see

www.scientificamerican.com/article/dead...

"Fire changes the game, Harmon says. It can be tragic. Yet it is also an opportunity to see a forest in a new light."

Check out our proposed revisions to the Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023 (RACA): johnmuirproject.org/wp-content/u...