Wildfires Consume the West

Forest Service Announces New Fire Management Strategy

In what has become an annual occurrence in the Western United States, millions of acres are once again on fire this summer, wreaking havoc on the landscape, threatening and destroying structures and private property, and significantly impacting watershed areas that are the source of water for municipal, industrial and agricultural users. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has responded by announcing a new strategy for managing catastrophic wildfires and the impacts of invasive species, drought, and insect and disease epidemics.

Provisions in the House version of the 2018 farm bill also would help to expedite salvage operations in response to catastrophic events, and remove hazardous trees and salvage timber.

Please download the August 2018 “Monthly Briefing” to learn more about this and these other issues important to Western irrigators:
 

• Alliance Sends NEPA Comments to White House CEQ
• Alliance Joins CREDA and TNC  to Stand Up for Colorado River Management Plans
• Farm Bill Negotiators Prepare for First Public Conference Meeting
• WOTUS Uncertainty in the Courts
• California Farmers Rally Against State Water Plan
• A Big “Thank you!” to our New and Supporting Members 
   

Click here to view a PDF version of the August 2018 Monthly Briefing.

Please email dan@familyfarmalliance.org if you have problems downloading the “Monthly Briefing”.