‘Active Management’ Harms Forests — And It’s About to Get a Whole Lot Worse

Forest management approaches promoted as “resilience,” “restoration,” “fuel reduction,” and “forest health” often degrade natural systems and reduce carbon stocks. Image by hagenstaadt from Pixabay Deciding what's best for our forests depends on who is making the decisions. Logging practices have swung from clearcutting to many forms of selective logging. Increased logging is now being justified because it …