U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) today introduced legislation to accelerate Arizona’s single most important forest restoration project—the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI). The bill would reduce bureaucratic delays by waiving a requirement that the Forest Service must wait an additional 30 days after notifying Congress of the completed contract before they actually issue the award. Instead, the Forest Service would be required to report the details of the contract to Congress … [Read more...] about McSally Introduces Bill to Speed Arizona Forest Restoration Project
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Forest Restoration Creating 1,000 Jobs
The Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) is currently the nation’s largest collaborative effort designed to restore ecosystems in United States forests. The four National Forests involved with this project, Coconino, Kaibab, Apache-Sitgreaves and Tonto, are poised to see a significant change potentially affecting more than just the environment. It is also anticipated to have a viable economic impact on the communities that are intertwined with them. From the south rim of the Grand Canyon … [Read more...] about Forest Restoration Creating 1,000 Jobs
Proposed Forest Restoration
Applauding Forest Service efforts, the Four Forest Restoration Initiative stakeholders’ groups is calling the latest step toward restoring northern Arizona’s ponderosa pine ecosystem significant and historic. Currently available for public comment, the Forest Service proposal or Proposed Action for the Four Forest Restoration Initiative outlines a restoration strategy within a 750-thousand acre analysis area on the Mogollon Plateau of the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests. Stakeholders … [Read more...] about Proposed Forest Restoration
