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| https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/newhouse-calls-common-sense-forest-management-following-old-growth | Newhouse Calls for Common-Sense Forest Management Following Old-Growth Forest Plan Proposal | 2024-06-21 | 2024 | 2024-06 | Republican | House | WA | Dan Newhouse | N000189 | newhouse.house.gov | newhouse | https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) issued the following statement in opposition to the Biden Administration’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed National Old-Growth Amendment. “The action taken today by the Forest Service is the next step towards limiting timber production at the expense of common-sense forest management, including in the Colville, Gifford Pinchot, and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests”said Rep. Newhouse. “Let’s be clear, this war on timber harvesting is to the detriment of communities across North Central Washington and will increase the risk of out-of-control forest fires by limiting proper forest management tools. As Chairman of the Western Caucus, I will continue to work to ensure that our forest managers have the necessary tools at their disposal and use all available means to prevent this proposed amendment from becoming a reality.” Background: The U.S. Department of Agricultureinitiated a scoping period for a proposed amendment to all 128 plans across the National Forest System in December 2023. The comment period for this scoping period closed on February 2, 2024; the Forest Service evaluated comments from the scoping and drafted an EIS highlighting a preferred alternative. The draft EIS was published in the Federal Register on June 21, 2024, with an accompanying 90-day public comment period. A final EIS and record of decision for the amendment to all 128 National Forest system plans is expected at the end of 2024/beginning of 2025. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-07T21:11:47Z |