Summer 2016
ForestLife is Pacific Forest Trust’s newsletter, with news and insight about our work to sustain America’s forests for all their benefits of wood, water, wildlife, and people’s well being, in cooperation with private landowners and communities. View or download this issue as a PDF, or read the individual stories online below.
In This Issue:
President’s Letter: All Fired Up!
Whether we love it or hate it, fire is integral to our landscape. Laurie Wayburn discusses how we can learn to work and live with fire.
Restoring Flourishing Forests
Sometimes forests need help recovering from intense wildfires. We’re collaborating with the landowners of two properties to aid forest restoration.
Heritage & Pioneers
Harry and Charlotte Turner have deep roots in California and they are passionate about helping conserve the state’s natural heritage and richness. We’re honored to have their support and share their story.
Wildlife’s Modest Champion
Paul Henson with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in Oregon has spent over two decades studying and protecting wild animals. We caught up with him to discuss two rare species, one that is listed under the Endangered Species Act and one that is not.
Realizing the Vision for Conservation Across Boundaries
Public-private collaboration across boundaries benefits wildlife, watersheds, and working lands in the Mount Shasta Headwaters Conservation Area.
Tree Mortality & Forest Resilience
As tree mortality climbs past 66 million in the Sierra’s forests, we reflect on how to restore forest resilience across the landscape.
2015 Annual Report
What does it take to protect a heritage, a way of life, or a forest? Find out in our 2015 Annual Report.