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The plan would give “more flexibility in forest management activities,” including additional fuels treatment and more flexibility for dry forest restoration treatments, among other activities.
This project consisted of twenty-five thousand men working on forest protection by planting trees, watershed restoration, and erosion control. About 2.2 billion seedlings were planted which marked a start of conservation in the United States. [7] In 1935, the Natural Resources Committee was created to understand, plan, and use natural resources.
The forest landscape restoration strategy seeks to rehabilitate landscapes and repair marginal and degraded areas in order to generate productive forest landscapes that are resilient and long-term. It aims to guarantee that diverse ecological and land-use functions are restored, safeguarded, and preserved over time.
Since its introduction, the program has developed 270,000 management plans that consist of more than 31,000,000 acres (130,000 km 2) of private land. Stewardship plans promote forest health and development through active management while providing timber, wildlife habitat, natural watersheds, recreational opportunities and many other benefits.
The U.S. Forest Service project would encompass about 235,495 acres of land in five counties. Massive ‘restoration project’ planned for Los Padres National Forest. Here’s what is proposed
Forest restoration, when implemented appropriately, helps restore habitats and ecosystems, create jobs and income and is an effective nature-based solution to climate change. Moreover, according to FAO, forest and landscape restoration yields many benefits for the climate, including greenhouse gas emissions sequestration and reduction. [9]
After a period of ecological restoration, part of the prairie opened to visitors in 2004. Today, over 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) of the reserve are open, with public trails for non-motorized recreation. The MNTP headquarters entrance and visitors center is located on Illinois Route 53, near the center of the preserve.
But recent Forest Service decisions, including Southside and the new Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan, have taken illegal shortcuts in order to move forward with projects that put endangered wildlife ...