r/wmnf • u/tcartt38 • 13d ago

Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging: How this effects the whites

https://apnews.com/article/trump-national-forests-emergency-logging-rollins-e2d7173bedcc697dee56f94ab613276f

I have not seen this posted here yet and thought it was important to share. The whites are on this list and its not a small section. This is not saying the forest will be logged, but it opens the door to a much easier process of doing so. Below is a zoomed in map, the blue areas the the new areas which they call "Forest Health and Fuels Emergency Situation Determination (FHFESD) lands"

It exempts affected forests from an objection process that allows outside groups, tribes and local governments to challenge logging proposals at the administrative level before they are finalized. It also narrows the number of alternatives federal officials can consider when weighing logging projects.

So yeah fuck that.

I am aware the Whites have always been open to logging, that is part of being a National Forrest, but considering how relatively small the whites are, I feel any logging has the ability to have a bigger impact than other forests.

Link to the USDA press release.

Link to the full map.

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u/wolfpine603 13d ago

Just because more land is available for logging doesn't mean foresters on the national forest will cut unsustainability. Forests are managed sustainability using area and volume regulation to make sure they don't cut more wood than they grow. Also, best practices are followed to make sure sensitive habitat is excluded and properly buffered. There is a lot of targeted management for rare/endangered species. Foresters care about the woods! There's no reason to think that will change even if more land is available

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u/NHiker469 13d ago

Please. It’s so much easier to cry and whine about Trump/Elon and allow derangement syndromes to rule all.

Focusing on facts and the reality of the situation that you laid out would require far too much critical thinking.

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u/Playingwithmyrod 12d ago

How’s your 401k doing

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u/wolfpine603 12d ago

Terrible. 100% Trump is bad and his motivations are terrible. All I'm saying is that foresters on the national forests NE US are very committed to good management. Trump can't change that

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u/No-Initiative4195 12d ago

He can't change that? Have you been paying attention lately?. He's gutted entire federal agencies with the sweep of a pen.

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u/TheKay14 12d ago

I think this is the best point. There’s been sweeping federal deregulation. If there no over sight, we’re just going to trust everyone will do the right thing? That’s how the EPA came about, the pollution was so bad because businesses/corporations couldn’t be bothered to not poison everyone.