Walden introduces bill to improve forest management, reduce wildfire risk in Oregon

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Walden introduces bill to improve forest management, reduce wildfire risk in Oregon

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Oregon faces a rapidly approaching wildfire season, Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today introduced legislation to improve forest management and reduce the risk of catastrophic fires in the state. Walden, joined by a group of 18 lawmakers, authored the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019, which would make significant reforms to forest management policy across Oregon’s federal lands.

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Greg Walden Calls for Forest Management Reforms in Farm Bill

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Greg Walden Calls for Forest Management Reforms in Farm Bill

MEDFORD, OR -- Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today spoke in southern Oregon -- where communities have faced unhealthy air quality from surrounding wildfires -- to call for forest management reforms in the upcoming Farm Bill. Walden secured sweeping improvements to federal forest policy in the 2018 Farm Bill that passed the House in June and today urged for those needed changes to be included in the Senate passed version of the legislation. Walden today sent a letter to the lawmakers who will negotiate the differences between the House and Senate versions of the 2018 Farm Bill, which reads:

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Walden Discusses Forest Management Reform at Department of Agriculture Ahead of Wildfire Season in Oregon

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Walden Discusses Forest Management Reform at Department of Agriculture Ahead of Wildfire Season in Oregon

Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today met with Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, and Acting Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen to discuss improving forest management to prevent catastrophic wildfires in Oregon. Walden also stressed the need to increase the speed of wildfire fighting to prevent them from spreading uncontrollably.

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Walden Calls on Administration to Address Wildfire Funding, Forest Management Reform (Video)

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Walden Calls on Administration to Address Wildfire Funding, Forest Management Reform (Video)

In a letter to Mick Mulvaney, US Representative Greg Walden of Oregon is asking for "immediate attention to the damage catastrophic wildfires cause to our communities, States, national forests and other public lands throughout the country."

Representative Walden also spoke on the chamber floor today regarding wildfires in the Western Caucus. 

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