Standing Trees

"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/gra…

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

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-acti…

“'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/ar…

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-…

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-sta… #ClimateForests

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/science/articl…

“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.

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-emissi…

"'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/env…

@courchesnec @VTLawSchool And we are beyond grateful and so incredibly proud to work with @courchesnec and his amazing @VTLawSchool students!

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/release-f…

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

Today's a perfect day to tell the Forest Service NO LOGGING TELEPHONE GAP! standingtrees.org/post/take-acti…

It's time to take action for Telephone Gap! #climateforests #worthmorestanding #stopthechop @PublicForests standingtrees.org/post/take-acti…

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

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/202…

"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/cha…

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-acti…