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KS Wild Forest Defenders Take Action for Old-Growth
KS Wild Forest Defenders Take Action for Old-Growth

This October, KS Wild hosted our first ever Forest Defender Training Series to help community members learn how to advocate for our forests and take action to protect them through writing letters, LTEs, taking action on social media, and more.

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Backyard Forests, Campaign, Climate, Forests, Public Lands, Old-Growth, Volunteer, WildlandsHaleigh Martintop story, old-growth forest, old growth, old-growth, forests, forest defender, forest defender training series, fdts, public land, advocate, take action
The Importance of Prescribed Burning
The Importance of Prescribed Burning

Prescribed fire can have many benefits. It can reduce fine fuels, brush and small trees and reduce subsequent fire severity. It can help forests become more resilient in the face of climate change. Read more about prescribed fire policy at this KS Wild Blog Post .

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Climate, Fire, Forests, Old-Growth, Public Lands, WildlandsHaleigh Martinfire, prescribed fire, old growth, old-growth, US Forest Service, forest service, controlled burn, native americans, tribes, tribal, cultural values, cultural fire, cultural burn, klamath mountians, karuk, karuk tribe, fire severity, environment
What is an Old-Growth Forest?
What is an Old-Growth Forest?

Old-growth forests are dominated by ancient trees and have been shaped by natural processes over the course of hundreds of years. There are several types of old-growth forests throughout the Pacific Northwest marked by dynamic ecosystems supporting biodiversity that relies on the unique environment created only in these ancient forests. Learn more about what features make an old-growth forest.

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Old-Growth, Forests, ClimateGuest Userold-growth forest, old-growth, old growth, forests, ancient forests, ecosystem, campaigns
Medford BLM Poised to Log Old-Growth Reserves
Medford BLM Poised to Log Old-Growth Reserves

"Integrated Vegetation Management for Resilient Lands" (IVM) sure sounds great doesn't it? Unfortunately, those flowery words are agency-speak for logging old-growth forest reserves down to 30% canopy cover and creating four-acre mini-clearcuts across the landscape in southwestern Oregon.

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Backyard Forests, Campaign, Forests, Public Lands, Wildlands, Old-GrowthHaleigh MartinIVM, Integrated Vegetation Management, old-growth forest, Medford BLM, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, resource management plan, clearcutting, clear cut, forests, forest management, top story