In this episode, I speak with Jennifer Mamola of the John Muir Project and Josh Osher of Western Watersheds Project about the Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA), its implications, and the actions needed to prevent its passage. Our conversation delves deeply into various aspects of the bill, including its potential impact on public lands, logging, vegetation treatments, endangered species, judicial review, and grazing policies. Concerns are raised about the bill’s risk to ecosystem integrity and public transparency. Josh and Jenn also outline actions for the public to take, emphasizing the importance of calling senators and representatives to oppose the bill.
Call to oppose the Fix Our Forests Act! Senate switchboard → (202) 224-3121
John Muir Project FOFA Action Alert
Western Watersheds Project FOFA Action Alert
Click to see who supports this dog-pile of a bill… https://www.curtis.senate.gov/press-releases/what-they-are-saying-dozens-of-leaders-applaud-fix-our-forests-act/
00:39 Funding Amendments and Judicial Review
01:54 Private Sector Involvement and Public Oversight
02:34 Statute of Limitations and Categorical Exclusions
05:05 Opposition and Ecological Concerns
08:50 Fire Management and Public Lands
14:54 Grazing as a Fire Management Tool
19:58 Amendments and Legislative Efforts
23:55 Historical Context and Political Dynamics
37:30 Public Participation and Judicial Review
38:47 Concerns Over Public Lands and FOFA
40:40 Categorical Exclusions Explained
42:37 The Absurdity of Large-Scale Logging Projects
50:43 Judicial Review and Preliminary Injunctions
01:01:00 Grazing and Its Environmental Impact
01:08:01 Call to Action: Opposing FOFA
