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Reforms aim to protect National Forests, boost domestic timber production

Summary by The Bradford Era

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued a Secretarial Memo to establish an “Emergency Situation Determination” on 112,646,000 acres of National Forestry System (NFS) land.

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The Epoch Times

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USDA Orders to Expand Logging in National Forests Under Emergency

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a memo on Friday allowing the use of more than 112 million acres of national forests for logging to increase timber production and reduce wildfire risk. In the memo dated April 3, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins declared these forests—making up 59 percent of national forests—to be in an emergency situation due to their high risk of wildfires and hazardous tree conditions. The memo was released on April 4…

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USDA Orders to Expand Logging in National Forests Under Emergency - The Thinking Conservative

USDA issued memo allowing the use of more than 112 million acres of national forests for logging to increase timber production and reduce wildfire risk. The post USDA Orders to Expand Logging in National Forests Under Emergency appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

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USDA memo declares emergency, OKs logging in national forests

This week, USDA Secretary Brooke L. Rollins issued a memo declaring an emergency situation in national forests and taking that declared emergency as an opportunity to expand timber harvesting operations in the nation’s federally maintained forests. “This memo comes on the heels of President Donald J. Trump’s executive order to expand American timber production by 25%,” a press release from the USDA said, “and it will empower the U.S. Forest Serv…

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The Desert Sun

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USDA orders California national forests open for major logging

Mudslide risk could increase in Southern California burn areas if trees are cleared, public lands advocate says.

1 day ago·Palm Springs, United States

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The Bradford Era

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Reforms aim to protect National Forests, boost domestic timber production

2 days ago·Bradford, United States

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Chairman Thompson Applauds Forest Service Reforms - Oklahoma Farm Report

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced sweeping reforms to protect National Forests and bolster domestic timber production: “National forests are in crisis, and I applaud Secretary Rollins for taking decisive action to cut red tape, reduce wildfire risk, and expand domestic timber production. By streamlining permitting and empowe…

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