April 6, 2021
50 Organizations Call on President Biden to Protect Tongass National Forest and Carbon-rich Forests Under U.S. Climate Commitments Biden administration expected to release international climate commitments ahead of Earth Day summit on April 22
Contacts Juneau, AK (Tlingit / Áak’w Ḵwáan lands)
50 organizations representing national and local conservation groups, commercial fishing interests, and the outdoor recreation industry, submitted a letter last week to the Biden administration calling for carbon-dense forests, including the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, to be specifically protected in the United States’ Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), a plan for climate action that is integral to the international Paris climate agreement. The NDC, which is currently being drafted by Biden’s climate team, will be presented to the United Nations later this year.
LOSTINE CANYON â Despite past controversy, hard work and uncertain weather, the Lostine Corridor Public Safety Project is well underway, just past the halfway point in efforts to remove hazard and diseased trees, improve public safety, and improve forest resources in the area.
âItâll be completely dependent on what the weather does for us,â said David Schmidt, owner of Integrated Biomass Resources in Wallowa, which successfully bid on the timber harvest portion of the stewardship contract in September 2018.
The harvest is slated to conclude Feb. 28, 2023, he said, though it could qualify for an extension.
But the logging must be done under âwinter conditions,â said Jim Zacharias, a member of the Wallowa Resources Board of Directors.
LOSTINE CANYON — Despite past controversy, hard work and uncertain weather, the Lostine Corridor Public Safety Project is well underway, just past the halfway point in efforts to remove hazard
Webcast: Breaking Ground on the Blue Mountains Trail Our colleagues at Greater Hells Canyon Council recently dusted off the idea and created the Blue Mountains Trail. The 566-mile trail connects Joseph to John Day and traverses all seven wilderness areas in Northeast Oregon. Still in development, four experienced long-distance hikers spent last fall making two initial thru-hikes of the new route.
Every single salmon and steelhead that spawns in Wallowa County streams must navigate the four dams on the lower Snake River twice — once as a smolt en route to