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U.S. Forest Service unveils plan to conserve remaining old-growth forests [1]

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Date: 2024-06

Washington D.C. (June 20, 2024) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement to adopt a nationwide forest plan amendment to conserve old-growth forests across the National Forest System.

In response to this news, The Wilderness Society issued the following statement:

“We need the U.S. Forest Service to create a clear path for old-growth conservation paired with climate-informed wildfire management, if our oldest forests are to remain for generations to come,” said The Wilderness Society’s President Jamie Williams. “The proposed national old-growth amendment is a step in the right direction, but it must go further to protect and restore resilient old-growth forests in a way that meets the challenges of the changing climate.”

The draft nationwide forest plan amendment, which kickstarts a 90-day comment period and closes on September 20, 2024, proposes important reforms to the nation’s forest plans, including:

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[1] Url: https://www.wilderness.org/articles/press-release/us-forest-service-unveils-plan-conserve-remaining-old-growth-forests

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