The Biden administration catalogued 175,000 square miles of old growth and mature forests on federal land. It plans a new rule to better protect woodlands from fires and other climate change effects.
The Biden administration catalogued 175,000 square miles of old growth and mature forests on federal land. It plans a new rule to better protect woodlands from fires and other climate change effects.
The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles (453,000 square kilometers) of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government land and plans to craft a new rule to better protect the nation s woodlands from fires, insects and other side effects of climate change, federal officials planned to announce Thursday.
USDA Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment Homer Wilkes said the country needs to adapt quickly as older forests ‘are struggling to keep up with the stresses of climate change’
The government has identified more than 175,000 square miles of old growth and mature forests, most in Western states such as Idaho, California, Montana and Oregon.