The Trump administration
has launched a reckless assault on America's federal
forests, ordering the mass
destruction of 280 million acres of public land for
timber production. This includes trees that
are considered deeply important for their
ecosystems.
This catastrophic decision
benefits corporations at the expense of
our environment, and it also blatantly
disregards the Endangered Species Act. In the
process, it threatens the survival of countless
vulnerable animals, including grizzly bears,
spotted owls, and wild salmon.
Under this
executive order, the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S.
Bureau of Land Management are being pressured to
increase logging quotas and bypass critical
environmental protections.
The
destruction of these forests will accelerate
climate change by eliminating vital carbon
sinks. On top of that, it will also pollute
rivers and water supplies, degrade recreational
areas, and push endangered species closer to extinction.
And, this will worsen wildfires by
drying out forest floors, eliminating older and more
fire-resistant trees, and disrupting
ecosystems.
To make matters worse, Trump has
appointed a former timber executive to
lead the Forest Service, ensuring that corporate profits
will come before conservation.
Sign the petition to
help us demand that the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau
of Land Management resist these unlawful orders, uphold
their legal obligations under the Endangered Species
Act, and put the preservation of our nation's forests
before corporate greed.
