International Day of Forests
Today is International Day of Forests! Protecting old and mature forests is the single cheapest and best solution we have for fighting–mitigating—the rate of climate change: in Montana, and globally. Tell your legislators you’re calling from the Yaak and want the ancient forest of the Black Ram preserved. Some of the trees in this irreplaceable forest are over 600 years old.
This is our week to be heard in Washington, D.C. Please call and notify your elected officials that you expect the Black Ram sale to stopped in the name of climate justice, and nationally, all old and mature forests should be protected in the name of climate security and carbon storage. PHONE NUMBERS BELOW! BE POLITE AND FIRM—WE HAVE WORKED DECADES TO BE HEARD. PLEASE MAKE THE CALLS.
If you can make one call, please call the White House comment line here: 202-456-1111
Additional calls can be made to the Montana delegation:
Senator Jon Tester: 202-224-2644
Senator Steve Daines: 202-224-2651
March 21-23 Forest Call-in Phone Script below:
“My name is ___________ and I am from ____________. I’m calling today about mature and old-growth trees and forests on federal land: particularly the Black Ram and Knotty Pine regions of the Yaak. Our older trees are incredibly valuable. Clear-cutting 600 to 800-year-old trees away from population centers for community fire mitigation is a step that cannot be backtracked. Old forests are habitat for hundreds of species, filter water that millions of Americans depend on for drinking water and they absorb and store tons of carbon. Millions of acres of mature and old-growth trees are not protected from logging and as a result, hundreds of thousands of acres are threatened by logging projects and timber sales.
I’m calling to thank President Biden for his executive order directing the conservation of mature and old-growth forests and to ask the President to take the next step by adopting a national rule to protect these irreplaceable trees from logging and other threats. Thank you.”
