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Standing Trees @standingtrees_

Standing Trees works to protect and restore forests on public lands in New England.

Joined November 2021
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"To continue benefiting from the spiritual refuge and ecosystem services provided by forests, it is crucial that we...halt our subjugation of them. We protect them, they protect us. We conserve them, they conserve us." #ClimateForests @PublicForests vtdigger.org/2024/08/16/grah…

Opinion — Graham Gordon: Your public forests are at risk. Here’s how you can help.

We are gifted what might be our best opportunity to stand for the protection and conservation of mature and old-growth forests on public lands.

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Biomass power station produced four times emissions of UK coal plant, says report theguardian.com/environment/…

Biomass power station produced four times emissions of UK coal plant, says report

Drax received £22bn in subsidies despite being UK’s largest emitter in 2023, though company rejects ‘flawed’ research

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Instead of protecting mature and old-growth forests as directed by the Biden Admin, the US Forest Service's proposed National Old Growth Amendment encourages logging in rare old-growth forests. Take action by signing our petition today! #ClimateForests standingtrees.org/post/take-…

TAKE ACTION: Weigh in by September 20th to protect mature and old-growth forests from logging

The US Forest Service is on the verge of finalizing a nationwide old-growth logging plan instead of an old-growth protection policy. Take action by September 20th to protect mature and old-growth...

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“'If the Biden administration wants this process to be something more than a greenwashing exercise, then it must put stronger pressure on the Forest Service.'" #ClimateForests #LetThemGrow #WorthMoreStanding #StopTheChop theguardian.com/environment/…
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It's sad that reports and articles like this are even necessary, but we're grateful for this well-researched take-down of the nonsensical idea that more logging and burning is better for the climate. #CutCarbonNotForests thehill.com/policy/energy-en…

Burning trees for energy really does heat the climate, scientists argue

A rising push to pull energy from the world’s forests is heating the planet — despite industry claims otherwise, a new report argues. The report from Princeton researcher Timothy Searchin…

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The US Forest Service's new proposed management strategies for older forests fail to uphold the intent of Biden's historic Executive Order, leaving critical mature and old-growth forests vulnerable to logging. Read our full statement: standingtrees.org/post/press… #ClimateForests

PRESS STATEMENT: Biden Admin must push Forest Service for stronger mature and old-growth protecti...

The U.S. Forest Service's proposed management strategies for older forests fail to uphold the intent of President Biden's historic Executive Order, and leaves mature and old-growth forests vulnerable...

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Letting dead trees rot in a forest is good. Letting live trees grow old and then die is even better. Did you know that logging (not wind, insects, disease, or fire) is the leading cause of tree mortality in Northeastern US forests? #ClimateForests nationalgeographic.com/scien…

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“Lake Tarleton was protected 20 years ago by our local community because of its unique, unspoiled wilderness character, and to prevent just the kind of wholesale change that is now proposed by the White Mountain National Forest,” said Rob Wipfler, co-director of Kingswood Camp.
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Did you know? "Burlington's Joseph C. McNeil generating station pumps close to half a million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year but is considered carbon neutral energy under Vermont’s Global Warming Solutions Act." @stopvtbiomass therevelator.org/biomass-emi…

Burning Trees: As the Biomass Industry Grows, Its Carbon Emissions Go Uncounted • The Revelator

Wood-pellet companies have devastated forests in the Southeast and New England. Now they’re looking to expand.

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"'These two projects impact areas that mean so much to New Englanders,' said Zack Porter, the executive director of Standing Trees. The projects would affect landscapes like Lake Tarleton, the northern Presidential Range and the Appalachian Trail." nhpr.org/2024-05-17/environm…

Environmental group sues US Forest Service for logging projects in White Mountain National Forest

Standing Trees, a Vermont-based forest advocacy group, alleges the Forest Service violated federal law by failing to adequately investigate the projects’ potential environmental impacts and explore...

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We're taking the @forestservice to court with the expert help of @VTLawSchool to protect public lands and waters from destructive logging. Read on... #climateforests #worthmorestanding #stopthechop standingtrees.org/post/relea…

RELEASE: Forest protection group files lawsuit to challenge commercial logging in White Mountain...

We're suing the US Forest Service to protect New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest from destructive commercial logging!

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BREAKING: The @BLMOregon @BLMNational have cancelled the Bakers Dozen old growth logging project. We believe this was a direct response to the growing opposition from communities in Oregon to the agency's destructive practices, and the threat of direct action. #WorthMoreStanding
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Today's a perfect day to tell the Forest Service NO LOGGING TELEPHONE GAP! standingtrees.org/post/take-…

TAKE ACTION: Telephone Gap On the Chopping Block (Round 2)

Submit a comment today to stop the US Forest Service from logging some of the healthiest forests in all of Vermont!

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Here's a view from earlier today of "forest management" in the Green Mountain National Forest, not far from Telephone Gap. This is just part of the 40,000 acres currently being logged or approved for future logging. You can still comment until Mon., 3/13. savepublicforests.org/take-a…
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It's time to take action for Telephone Gap! #climateforests #worthmorestanding #stopthechop @PublicForests standingtrees.org/post/take-…

TAKE ACTION: Telephone Gap On the Chopping Block (Round 2)

Submit a comment today to stop the US Forest Service from logging some of the healthiest forests in all of Vermont!

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2024 is off to a running start. We want to thank some of our amazing partners, starting with @VTLawSchool, an essential teammate for our work to defend NH's White Mountain NF, and to up the ante for state lands in VT like the Wild Worcester Range. Thank you, VLGS! @PublicForests
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Today is the last day to comment on the future of the Wild Worcester Range. You don't need to be an expert, or to have ever visited the Worcester Range, to raise your voice - your opinion matters! Send your comment to: ANR.WRMUPublicComment@vermont.gov. vermontpublic.org/local-news…

Proposed Worcester Range plan highlights tensions over forest management amid climate change

The Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation is looking for public feedback on the first ever long range management plan for the Worcester Range. The plan has reignited ongoing debate over how to...

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"Establishment of federal and state forests was an effort to remedy an earlier calamity of our making. Now, we have an opportunity to let those same areas take on another role, to forestall another — perhaps bigger — calamity." Submit your comment today! vtdigger.org/2024/02/01/char…

Charles W. Johnson: The Worcester Range — a conservation opportunity - VTDigger

Establishment of federal and state forests was an effort to remedy an earlier calamity of our making. Now, we have an opportunity to let those same areas take on another role, to forestall another —...

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The @forestservice wants to update old-growth forest management across the US. The trouble is, the proposal could weaken old-growth protections in many locations, and leaves out protections for future old-growth forests. Take action today! #ClimateForests standingtrees.org/post/take-…

TAKE ACTION: Speak out by Friday Feb 2nd for mature and old-growth forests on federal public lands

The US Forest Service is proposing sweeping updates to old-growth forest management across the US. The trouble is, the proposal will weaken old-growth protections in many locations, and leaves out...

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Local author David Hinton speaks out for the Wild Worcester Range! montpelierbridge.org/2024/01…

Protecting the Worcester Range Wilderness - The Bridge

By David Hinton With the addition of a recent purchase, the state now possesses 18,000 acres of remarkably wild land along the Worcester Range (the ridgeline on the east side of the Stowe valley). It...

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