Absolutely! May this truth energize each of us into action and commenting and calling and all the little things we can do. Individually, it can seem futile. But everything adds up!
Literally our whole lives in defense of the trees. Almost 5 decades and here we f*cking go again. I’ll be commenting, I’ll never stop. I’ve also been supporting various conservation organizations taking the feds to court in defense of protecting bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian populations; those who will also be impacted by further habitat loss with increased logging.
Adding a book here: ‘Strangely Like War: The Global Assault on Forests’ by Derrick Jensen and George Draffan. It was published 22 years ago, which feels like yesterday and is frustratingly as relevant as ever…
Thank you for the resource! I hope we can keep them coming. And for the decades of being an Earth ally :) It’s exhausting when these assaults threaten to undo decades of progress in one swoop. We got the bulk of the sale of public lands out of the BBB (though not all), so I’m hopeful we can do the same here. But I’m already noticing a fatigue set in with less people sharing and advocating…two major attacks in two months is a lot. Holding hope though!
An update to a common question I hear from my MAHA/Libertarian friends: Isn't this just giving power back to locals? Isn't that a good thing?
My response: On the surface, that sounds good — and maybe someday we'll live in a world where that actually makes sense. But we're not there yet.
National forests belong to all of us. They provide clean drinking water, carbon storage, wildlife habitat, and recreation for millions of people across the country — not just those who live nearby.
I’d love to live in a world where local communities truly had the power to protect their lands. But right now, local governments are often outmatched by corporate interests. Logging and mining companies carry enormous influence, and the federal government — flawed as it is — at least sets some guardrails to slow that down.
Until local communities have the resources and leverage to advocate effectively, we need the larger collective to hold the line. Ecosystems don’t stop at borders, and the consequences of exploitation ripple across the whole country.
The Roadless Rule already allows for wildfire prevention, tribal use, and public safety. Local land management already controls vast swaths of BLM and forest service land, leases to ranchers, partners with loggers, maintains trails, allocates to new developments, and more. This ruling is just to protect wilderness areas. It blocks is unchecked road-building and extraction that put private profits over the long-term public good.
This isn’t about politics. My instagram feed is filled with both far right don't tread on me dudes and far right eco-hippies and everyone wants this in place. This about keeping the last wild places whole — and for now, we need stronger coalitions than local management to accomplish this.
Thank you for this - I just submitted a comment 💔 🌲 🌳
Thank you!!!
Every little action each one of us takes adds up. Each voice counts.
Absolutely! May this truth energize each of us into action and commenting and calling and all the little things we can do. Individually, it can seem futile. But everything adds up!
Literally our whole lives in defense of the trees. Almost 5 decades and here we f*cking go again. I’ll be commenting, I’ll never stop. I’ve also been supporting various conservation organizations taking the feds to court in defense of protecting bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian populations; those who will also be impacted by further habitat loss with increased logging.
Adding a book here: ‘Strangely Like War: The Global Assault on Forests’ by Derrick Jensen and George Draffan. It was published 22 years ago, which feels like yesterday and is frustratingly as relevant as ever…
Thank you for the resource! I hope we can keep them coming. And for the decades of being an Earth ally :) It’s exhausting when these assaults threaten to undo decades of progress in one swoop. We got the bulk of the sale of public lands out of the BBB (though not all), so I’m hopeful we can do the same here. But I’m already noticing a fatigue set in with less people sharing and advocating…two major attacks in two months is a lot. Holding hope though!
An update to a common question I hear from my MAHA/Libertarian friends: Isn't this just giving power back to locals? Isn't that a good thing?
My response: On the surface, that sounds good — and maybe someday we'll live in a world where that actually makes sense. But we're not there yet.
National forests belong to all of us. They provide clean drinking water, carbon storage, wildlife habitat, and recreation for millions of people across the country — not just those who live nearby.
I’d love to live in a world where local communities truly had the power to protect their lands. But right now, local governments are often outmatched by corporate interests. Logging and mining companies carry enormous influence, and the federal government — flawed as it is — at least sets some guardrails to slow that down.
Until local communities have the resources and leverage to advocate effectively, we need the larger collective to hold the line. Ecosystems don’t stop at borders, and the consequences of exploitation ripple across the whole country.
The Roadless Rule already allows for wildfire prevention, tribal use, and public safety. Local land management already controls vast swaths of BLM and forest service land, leases to ranchers, partners with loggers, maintains trails, allocates to new developments, and more. This ruling is just to protect wilderness areas. It blocks is unchecked road-building and extraction that put private profits over the long-term public good.
This isn’t about politics. My instagram feed is filled with both far right don't tread on me dudes and far right eco-hippies and everyone wants this in place. This about keeping the last wild places whole — and for now, we need stronger coalitions than local management to accomplish this.