SAF Sends Letter to Senate Committees and Energy Bill Conferees on Wildfire Funding and Forest Management

Over 50 percent of the US Forest Service budget goes toward putting out fires, literally. Solving the wildfire funding issue will be a long and arduous process. Since the overall budget has remained flat, rising costs mean all Forest Service programs suffer, including research and development and on-the-ground work to improve forest health, productivity, and resilience.