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‘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 …

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Pledge allegiance to the trees

Written by OCA board member Bob Vreeland: I pledge allegiance to the trees, which help give me the oxygen I breathe, And to the roots that hold the soil, so salmon streams do not get spoiled. Biodiversity under their shade, with clean water and a stable climate for all.

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Photos from Plant-for-the-Planet

Here are some images from Presidents Day week 2014, when Mike, Zoe, and Stella Foster came to the Olympic Peninsula as climate ambassadors, visiting schools and planting trees and shrubs. Link to video:  "Here's a worm"