Join our California program director, Pamela Flick on a field trip to Sequoia National Forest with Tribal leaders, forest managers, ecologists, state and federal agencies and non-profit partners. You can learn more about what Defenders of Wildlife is doing to protect old growth habitat at defenders.org.
Video Transcript:
Hi, this is Pamela Flick, the California program director for Defenders Of Wildlife.
And today I’m out on the Sequoia National Forest on a field trip hosted by the U.S. Forest Service talking about the National Old Growth Amendment and learning more about their efforts to increase proactive stewardship to protect our nation’s old growth forests.
An analysis of threats to national forests completed in the spring of 2023 tells us that our current management actions are not responsive enough to rapidly changing conditions in order for us to keep forests healthy and resilient.
Increased threats to the health of our forests, including wildfire, insects, disease, are challenging the Forest Service to think in different ways about the management approach that we take, including in old growth forests.
We got to hear from a diverse array of ecologists, Tribal leaders and Forest Service managers about the cultural and ecological benefits of this incredible ecosystem.
And these lands have been stewarded by indigenous tribes since time immemorial. And they continue to have important cultural, social, economic, spiritual connections and valuable knowledge about how to manage for ecosystem health and resilience.
It was truly an amazing experience to be among these giants with people who are passionate about preserving them.
You can learn more about what Defenders Of Wildlife is doing to protect old growth habitat at defenders.org.
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