USDA announces plan to conserve old-growth forests

In a first-of-its-kind step, the Agriculture Department proposed to amend all of its 128 forest management plans to conserve and steward old-growth forests in its 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands on Tuesday. “This will provide consistent direction across the Forest Service on how to conserve and restore old-growth forest conditions across the… » Read More

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