Forest Health

Burned sequoias teach experts about high-severity wildfires

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is initiating emergency fuels reduction treatments in California to provide for the long-term survival of giant sequoia groves against immediate wildfire threats. Emergency fuels treatments would remove surface and ladder fuels to protect 12 giant sequoia groves across about 13,377 acres.

Hunters’ Voices Are Making a Difference on Forest Management

We’ve all seen the headlines about catastrophic wildfires made worse by dense vegetation that provides the ladder fuels for high intensity burns. Across millions of acres every year, fires are burning so hot that the trees are killed and even soils are sterilized.

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Boone and Crockett Club: Infrastructure Bill Provides Critical Funding for Forest Health, Wildlife Crossings, and Natural Climate Solutions

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Boone and Crockett Calls for $45 Billion Infrastructure Investment in Forest Management and Restoration on Federal Lands

The Boone and Crockett Club released a new factsheet outlining the need for $45 billion in federal infrastructure investments in forest management and restoration on federal lands over the next decade. The document notes that the U.S. Forest Service has over 80 million acres of land at moderate to high risk from catastrophic fire and that there are millions of acres in need of reforestation when high-intensity fires reduce the potential for natural regeneration.

Boone and Crockett Club Calls for $45 Billion Infrastructure Investment in Forest Management and Restoration on Federal Lands

The Boone and Crockett Club released a new factsheet outlining the need for $45 billion in federal infrastructure investments in forest management and restoration on federal lands over the next decade. The document notes that the U.S. Forest Service has over 80 million acres of land at moderate to high risk from catastrophic fire and that there are millions of acres in need of reforestation when high-intensity fires reduce the potential for natural regeneration.

Federal Forest Health - Restoring America’s Largest Natural Climate Solution

Boone and Crockett Club is actively engaging in the policy discussions centered on improving the health of forests that are stressed by lack of management and a changing climate. Read on forinformation the Club recently developed for a conservation policy factsheet on forest health.

Boone and Crockett Club Thanks Rep. Westerman For Introducing Trillion Trees Act Calling for Improved Forest Management and Reforestation

MISSOULA, Mont. – The Boone and Crockett Club welcomed yesterday’s introduction of the Trillion Trees Act by House Natural Resource Committee Ranking Member Representative Bruce Westerman. The bipartisan legislation would set a target of restoring one trillion trees worldwide through forest restoration, management, and utilization.

Forest Health

B&C has a long history with wildland forest management. In the early 1900s, we worked to develop and pass legislation that created the National Forest System and the U.S. Forest Service to manage these forests. More recently, we are working with Congress to give the federal government new tools and direction to implement activie forest management—healthy forests mean healthy game habitat.

Boone and Crockett Club Releases Updated Position Statement on Climate Change

“Those of us who spend time in the field hunting have seen firsthand the effects of changing weather patterns through catastrophic wildfires, severe coastal storms, and extremes of droughts or floods. Habitat is destroyed or changed in these events limiting the ability for wildlife populations to be resilient. The Boone and Crockett Club has been a leader in conservation for over 125 years and we recognized the need for our organization to play a role in the growing discussions on climate change,” commented Club president Tim Brady. “We hope that our recommendations will ultimately result in policies that reduce atmospheric carbon and ensure that natural systems are able to provide for our wildlife resources, while ensuring a robust economy and strong job growth.”