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Tell the Forest Service not to log and burn forests that stabilize the climate. We need bold steps to address the climate emergency and stop extinction, not clearcut logging masquerading as fire prevention. Protect the wild places and the rare wildlife th

The rugged forests adjacent to the Pecos Wilderness are targeted by the deceptively titled Santa Fe Mountains Landscape Resiliency project. Denuded tracts will appear as more than 90 percent of the trees are felled and burned across nearly 60 square miles. This futile attempt to control wildfires will eliminate the very trees that remove and store atmospheric carbon. Over time the planned logging and burning will release more carbon into the atmosphere than wildfires.
High-quality wildlands will be cut over making them unsuitable for future protection. Rare wildlife that rely on mature forests will be imperiled. Human-caused fires will increase as little used roads are upgraded. The biological stronghold of nearly 70 species of imperiled songbirds will be lost.
Logging wild remote forests will likely make fires burn more intensely and spread faster. Fire safety requires regular removal of flammable vegetation close to homes, not logging the backcountry.
We need bold steps to address the climate emergency and stop extinction. Tell the Forest Service to keep the trees standing for people, wildlife and a livable future.

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The Trump administration is proposing to rollback the public's right to be informed and participate in Forest Service decisions. Since 1970, these basic rights have been guaranteed by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

TAKE ACTION! Deadline for comments is August 12.

First, email Santa Fe Mayor Webber and City Councilors urging them to support OUR RIGHTS. Make your voice heard at the City Council meeting on Wednesday August 31. Details in the attached letter .
Second, use this link (Get Talking, right side) to join thousands nationwide opposing these rollbacks.
Guest Column, Albuquerque Journal

Prescribed Burns Creating a Smoky Santa Fe by Sarah Hyden, September 15, 2019

Sarah Hyden is the Santa Fe National Forest Advocate for WildEarth Guardians.

Full article on the Albuqueque website: Prescribed Burns Creating a Smoky Santa Fe
Judge Parker's decision allowing the Forest Service to clear and burn most trees on nearly 7 square miles of national forests above Santa Fe has been appealed. Here is the press releaseon the appeal.
SFMLRP Public Meeting Announcement – Make your views known on a massive forest clearing and burning project above Santa Fe.

Come to a public meeting. The first public meeting is this MONDAY 6/24 from 4:30 – 7:00 pm at the Santa Fe National Forest Supervisor's Office, 11 Forest Lane. The second is SATURDAY 6/29, from 9:30 am – 12:00 pm at Hondo Fire Station 2, 645 Old Las Vegas Highway. Show up early.

Click for more information and a sample comment letter

Flyer about the project

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Leave La Cueva Block E alone

Thinning and Wildlife in the La Cueva Area

Help Save Our Forest

Be For The Forest

The Irreplaceable Tree

Fire in our Southwestern Forests

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Fewer trees do not equate to fewer fires

Camp Fire Renews Focus On Blaze Safe Homes Over Tree Care

Ips Beetles and Forest Thinning Activities

Keep carbon in the forests

Our Work > Hyde Park Pacheco Canyon

Letter to James Melonas, SFNF Supervisor regarding SW white pine etc. (12-21-18)

Our Work > Legal Actions

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