In the Klamath National Forest near Happy Camp, four years after the Slater Fire. Photo: Kevin S. Abel, US Forest Service, via Flickr. Public domain.

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The Trump Administration is taking an axe to the Forest Service. They are “reorganizing” the Forest Service, eliminating Regional Offices and Research Stations. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is virtually gone — and with it opportunities for public engagement. And Trump is pushing to get out the cut, meaning bigger, more impactful projects. 

Kimberly Baker, Executive Director of the Klamath Forest Alliance, is a watchdog for over 5.3 million acres of Forest Service Land and have commented on virtually every timber sale for 25 years. She joins the program to discuss the damage being done to our public forests.