Decaying wood retains water and supports new life. The needles of big, old trees filter water and their roots hold soils in place. Salvage logging is needed after forest fires to aid ecosystem recovery. No, it is not. In fact, salvage, and the road building, cat skidding, and log removal it involves increase erosion, reduce habitat for wildlife, and fragment what wild lands we have left.
Forest fires are a natural part of our ecosystem and contribute to the health of our forests.
Fires should be suppressed only in tourist and rural interface areas. Logging is needed to create jobs and save the economy. Sustainable logging is required to truly create the economy that provides jobs long-term. Homes can be built from many renewable materials which are available at a lower cost, with desirable building attributes and with less fire hazard. Ask your Representatives to cosponsor HR 2745.