Posted on June 3rd, 2025 by Explore.org's naturalist & former #NationalParkService ranger Mike Fitz, and even more painfully timely today on Oct. 1st, during yet another #GovernmentShutdown
Did you know:
• There are some proposals to "transfer public lands to individual states"? 🛢
• #FatBearWeek was moved up by weeks to end on 9/30/25 because many park rangers are now furloughed? 🧸
• Meanwhile parks remain open WITHOUT adequate staff 🗑🦺🛟🔥🧯
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cmRJ8Y7clbA&si=jks7K9G3470YkgUA
Great video on roadless areas around #lassenpark in #EasternCalifornia by a forest manager and cartographer.
Logging risked areas may not help with fire and land management. There's a lot of nuance that goes into proper stewardship of forests, highly managed forests of dense monocrop trees burn hotter than less continuous and varied stands actively managed with prescribed fire.
#USFS #logging #LandManagement #ProtectOurPublicLands #forestry #GIS
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