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Raise your voice and shape these legislative concepts to promote climate resiliency and justice on Mt. Hood.
You may have heard that Congressman Blumenauer has complied a series of draft legislative concepts and he is asking for your public comment. If this proposed legislation is implemented, it would be the most significant transformation to land management in Mt. Hood National Forest that we have seen in decades.
View of Mt. Hood from the Pocket Timber Sale, 2019.
Talking Points
These legislative concepts will change land management designations on Mt. Hood, improve recreation access, improve climate resiliency, and restore use of fire on the landscape.
Legislative concepts should consider targets established by world governments to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change – which includes protecting an additional 25 million acres of land in the Pacific Northwest to achieve protections of 30% of land by 2030
Legislative action should consider the outdated land management plans on Mt. Hood and find creative solutions to improve accountability for climate resiliency, ecosystem services, and environmental justice.
Incorporate concepts that protect carbon reserves while strengthening federal accountability to sovereign, tribal nations.
Incorporate the latest Mt. Hood Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment into legislative oncepts that promote climate resiliency and justice.
It is vital to acknowledge that fire suppression and reductions in traditional, active management practices have caused resource quality and quantity to decline, with negative effects on tribal well-being.
Assurance the Mt. Hood National Forest follows through on its statutory obligations to the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs to develop a Cultural Foods Plan.
We ask you to prioritize the development of creative options to overcome training and resource limitations on Mt. Hood National Forest. Without these dedicated resources, we will risk the types of conflicts that have previously occurred when legislatively mandated changes in land management are not matched with realistic timelines and resources.
Please ensure that the resulting National Recreation Area management plan includes clear standards and guidelines for ecosystem management, and strong rules to focus the ever-increasing types and amounts of recreation in appropriate areas which do not impact sensitive habitat.
Raise your voice and shape these legislative concepts to promote climate resiliency and justice on Mt. Hood.
Raise your voice and shape these legislative concepts to promote climate resiliency and justice on Mt. Hood.
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