Department Of Interior Reverses Years Of Neglect On Forest Management

摘要

WASHINGTON-Dana Lee Cole, executive director of The Hardwood Federation, reported that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is reversing years of federal neglect to prevent more fires. Cole said that in September Mr, Zinke issued a memo instructing his land managers and park superintendents to use the "full authority" of their bureaus to begin clearing the dead and dying trees and brush that clog federal lands and are a tinderbox for Western wildfires. This is the first time in more than 20 years that Interior will, as the memo notes, "proactively work to prevent forest fires through aggressive and scientific fuels reduction managements to save lives, homes, and wildlife habitat."