The National Forest Foundation
has been working on other conservation issues,
in addition to our four primary ones, which
are community-based forestry, recreation, watershed
recreation and wildlife habitat. The two other
pressing issues are fires and fuels and invasive
species.
Invasive
Species - Non-native plants, animals
or insects that displace or destroy native species
are on the increase. These non-native species
have severe impacts on watershed health and
wildlife habitat. We are working to prevent
the release of non-native species and contain
or eradicate invasive species.
Fires
and Fuels - Wildland fires are burning
hotter and bigger than ever following a century
of human activities that have changed the ecological
character of forest ecosystems around the country.
These large-scale, high-intensity fires can
have negative effects on forest ecosystems and
local communities.
Bosworth's Speech
- In an Earth Day 2003 speech, U.S. Forest Service
Chief Dale Bosworth introduced these and other
important issues facing the National Forest
System. To download that speech, please use
the following link: Bosworth's
Speech (PDF - 448K) |