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US Forest Service proposes protections for old-growth trees, without logging ban
The proposal, presented in a draft environmental analysis on Friday, outlines ways national forests should prioritize preserving old-growth trees. It adds onto similar regulations for Pacific Northwest forests.
The proposal, presented in a draft environmental analysis on Friday, outlines ways national forests should prioritize preserving old-growth trees, but it falls short of an outright ban on logging. Officials told the Associated Press that a sweeping ban on logging old-growth would make it harder to thin forests to protect communities against wildfires that have grown more severe as the planet warms. Similar to the Forest Service’s proposed amendment, BLM’s rule was met with mixed emotions, with some conservationists saying it lacks teeth and some timber industry representatives saying it’s too restrictive.
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