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    Tag:  forest management plan

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    Letter: Promote trees, not roads, in our national forests

    Posted on March 27, 2023March 24, 2023 by Letters

    “This forest management plan was supposed to be a framework for long-term sustainability of our national forests and carbon storage but instead puts wildlife habitats and old-growth areas at an increased risk, catering to new roads that will increase water pollution and habitat fragmentation.”

    2.6 K views8LettersOpinion

    Letter: Argument for logging was spot on

    Posted on July 2, 2022July 1, 2022 by Letters

    “Gifford Pinchot himself pinned it many decades ago in declaring that he doubted that future foresters would truly understand the diverse ecosystems of the Southern Appalachian Mountains in their management decisions.”

    3.6 K views8LettersOpinion

    Help protect water quality in WNC’s national forests

    Posted on June 27, 2020June 27, 2020 by Xpress Contributor

    “Right now, the U.S. Forest Service is drafting the next forest management plan for the Nantahala and Pisgah national forests … and, unfortunately, the current draft is inadequate in a few very important ways when it comes to protecting water quality.”

    4.2 K views+CommentaryOpinion

    Forest plan revision highlights conflictin­g interests

    Posted on July 22, 2017July 14, 2017 by Jeremy Morrison

    For the first time in 23 years, the U.S. Forest Service is revising its management plan for the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests, and some participants in the long, drawn-out process say it could be going better.

    4.5 K views+EnvironmentNewsOutdoorsSustainability

    Letter writer: WNC forests need your voice for protection

    Posted on October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 by Letters

    “Unfortunately, the evaluation released by the Forest Service reduces the total acreage eligible for wilderness recommendation in the new forest plan by more than 80 percent. “

    4.4 K views4LettersOpinion
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