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Priorities in Forest Defense
Priorities in Forest Defense

KS Wild’s small team of ForestWatch staff determine which Forest Service and BLM proposals have the greatest potential to impact key watershed or wildlife values while encouraging actions that might improve ecosystem health and opposing plans to harm public lands. Here’s a snapshot of some of the campaigns that are at the very top of our to-do list along with a description of the natural values that we are seeking to protect.

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First Came Arson, Next Comes Salvage Logging?!
First Came Arson, Next Comes Salvage Logging?!

Last summer, an arson fire was set in the Klamath National Forest near Horse Creek, a tributary to the Klamath River in Northern California. Tragically, fire burned several homes in this remote canyon. Now, under the guise of fire prevention, the Forest Service wants to log remote forests on the Siskiyou Crest.

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Permanent Protections for Kalmiopsis Wild Rivers
Permanent Protections for Kalmiopsis Wild Rivers

On January 12th, 2017 under the Obama Administration, the BLM and Forest Service announced that the Kalmiopsis wild rivers were officially protected for 20 years under a "mineral withdrawal," effectively blocking further threats of industrial strip mining.

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