Many people cherish our magnificent forests, and for good purpose. They provide shade, magnificence, pleasure and numerous ecosystem providers (anchoring soil, stopping erosion and stormwater runoff, cooling and cleansing our air, wildlife habitat … limitless presents).
That’s why we should oppose the Repair Our Forests Act, which is a deceptively named invoice at present in Congress.
This is without doubt one of the worst forest insurance policies we’ve seen in a long time. As a substitute of stopping future wildfires, the invoice would permit extra logging of our oldest, most fire-resistant bushes, doubtlessly growing forest fireplace danger.
The invoice erodes bedrock environmental legal guidelines just like the Endangered Species Act and Nationwide Environmental Coverage Act.
One optimistic factor we will do is name our representatives in Congress and ask them to oppose this invoice. Please converse for the bushes — they enrich and profit our lives; it’s time we present them some respect and long-term safety in return. And maybe contemplate planting a tree to enliven your individual little nook of the world.
Rebecca Canright, Rockport
