John,
Besides being cornerstones of biodiversity, old forests on U.S. federal lands play an essential role in fighting climate change. Thanks to pressure from Center supporters and advocacy by a coalition of organizations, the U.S. Forest Service has announced plans to create a rule to protect these important climate bastions across public lands.
Let’s make sure it’s as strong as possible.
Protecting old forests is one of the most straightforward, impactful and cost-effective ways to address the dual climate and biodiversity crises. These trees capture and store vast amounts of carbon from our atmosphere and provide crucial habitat for imperiled wildlife like little brown bats, Pacific martens, and green salamanders. They also filter clean air and drinking water for everyone.
Unfortunately, even as the Forest Service considers establishing new rules, it’s still planning aggressive logging of mature and old-growth forests.
With so much of the nation’s old-growth forests already lost to logging, it’s important to protect what’s left and recover what’s gone. Tell the Forest Service to take action to curb climate change and stop extinction by creating a powerful, lasting rule to safeguard mature and old growth forests for future generations.
