Environmental Law & Policy Center » Forest Preservation http://elpc.org Protecting the Midwest's Environment and Natural Heritage Fri, 18 May 2012 21:23:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 ELPC Urges Members of Congress to Support More Sustainable Forestry in Wisconsin’s Northwoods http://elpc.org/2009/07/21/elpcs-kathrine-dixon-urges-members-of-congress-to-support-more-sustainable-forestry-in-wisconsin%e2%80%99s-northwoods http://elpc.org/2009/07/21/elpcs-kathrine-dixon-urges-members-of-congress-to-support-more-sustainable-forestry-in-wisconsin%e2%80%99s-northwoods#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:17:18 +0000 Kcoleman http://elpc.org/?p=1606 ELPC Staff Attorney Katherine Dixon testified before members of the House Agriculture Committee at a public hearing in Appleton, WI on July 20.

In her testimony, Kathrine explained the unique importance of Wisconsin’s only National Forest and the aggressive logging practices that have threatened the forest’s health in recent years.  Katherine’s testimony outlined steps the US Forest Service can take to manage the forest in a way that balances recreation, natural resources values and logging.

Read Kathrine’s testimony here.

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ELPC and Habitat Education Center (HEC) have agreed to a settlement with the US Forest Service on the Cayuga Project timber sale, which approved logging of more than 5,200 acres in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest near Clam Lake, Wisconsin. The settlement will defer logging and road building for four years on 2,000 acres that scientists have identified as critically important for wildlife habitat, clean water, at-risk species protection and the overall health of the forest.

Read ELPC’s press release.

 

 

 

 

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