Protect the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests
More than one million acres of western North Carolina lies in the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests. Ensuring that that land is managed properly for people and nature is vital to its future. This is why we’re hoping you can help.
In a nutshell, the USFS has plans in place for how they manage every National Forest across the country, and these plans only get revised once every 15-20 years. In North Carolina, the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests plans are currently in the process of being revised by the USFS.
This is a once-in-a-blue-moon opportunity to influence the management of huge chunks of conservation land in western North Carolina.
Urge the USFS to make the recommendations above and protect these beautiful forests!
To whom it may concern:
I am writing to you today to urge you to make these changes to the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forest plans:
- Make ecological restoration the primary goal of the new plan
- Restore forest types that are the most departed from their historical condition
- Prevent the breaking up of important core forests
- Return fire to the landscape, including wilderness areas, through the use of controlled burning
- Protect old growth forests from commercial logging
- Manage the forest to protect 36 ecologically important areas identified by the NC Natural Heritage Program
Making sure that these forests are managed well for future generations and the health of the environment is very important to me.
Thank you.
[Your comment here]
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
