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Evan Frost
@wildwoods.bsky.social
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Terrestrial-Fire-Forest Ecologist, Conservation Scientist and Principal - Wildwood Consulting LLC. Working on land stewardship projects throughout the Pacific West.
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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · Dec 16
*NEW REPORT* Federal land managers are increasingly using ecological objectives such as 'restoration' & 'enhancing resilience' to approve forest mgmt projects that focus on commercial logging. To what extent are these projects scientifically informed, & likely to achieve the outcomes they propose?🧵🌏
Old-growth ponderosa pines marked for removal as part of forest restoration project on BLM lands, southwestern Oregon. Mature and old-growth trees removed as part of a fuels reduction / 'forest health' project on the Stanislaus National Forest, California.
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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 11h
Illegal gold mining has deforested 140,000 hectares of the Peruvian Amazon, driven by record-high gold prices and the involvement of armed criminal groups.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon
Armed criminal groups tear down precious rainforest to capitalise on record gold prices, report finds
www.theguardian.com
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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 16h
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 19h
The fossil fool fallacy "it was arson, not climate" targets audience bereft of critical thinking, unable to distinguish between what *starts* a fire & what determines magnitude & destructiveness. Google nicely summarizes my past explanations (w/ links): www.google.com/search?q=Mic...
Freebeacon spouts dishonest fossil fuel industry propaganda google summary
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 22h
Feels like this article should mention the fact that fossil fuels and climate change massively intensified this fire, making it deadlier than it otherwise would have been, because a lot of ppl will read this story and assume it means climate played no role
Uber driver accused of intentionally starting fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades
Authorities announced the arrest of 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, who is suspected of setting a fire on New Year’s Eve that eventually became the Palisades fire.
www.latimes.com
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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 16h
Senor climate change looks a lot like some antifa I've heard about, maybe they're related? 🙃
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 19h
The fossil fool fallacy "it was arson, not climate" targets audience bereft of critical thinking, unable to distinguish between what *starts* a fire & what determines magnitude & destructiveness. Google nicely summarizes my past explanations (w/ links): www.google.com/search?q=Mic...
Freebeacon spouts dishonest fossil fuel industry propaganda google summary
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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 1d
Shout out to @motherjones.com for republishing this and adding the alt title.

Trump Team’s Plans to Exploit Public Lands Follow the Blueprint of Reagan’s Interior Secretary. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Trump Team's plans to exploit public lands follow the blueprint of Reagan's Interior secretary
James Watt led a similar effort to privatize natural resources for mining, energy development, logging, and sprawl.
www.motherjones.com
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 2d
Satellite analysis by Bellingcat found that wildfires destroyed over a third of Namibia’s most visited wildlife reserve last month, impacting crucial grazing lands for endangered species, including black rhinos and elephants. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Wildfires Ravage One of Africa’s Largest Nature Reserves - bellingcat
Satellite analysis of the Etosha wildfires in Namibia has found that more than a third of the nature reserve was burned.
www.bellingcat.com
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Wilderness Committee @wildernews.bsky.social · 17h
The study looked at the 200 most destructive fires from 1980 to 2023 — fires with the highest financial costs relative to a nation's GDP — and found their frequency had increased sharply since 2015.

#climatechange #wildfires
What insurance data reveals about how bad wildfires are getting | CBC News
Scientists tapped into 44 years of data to show how these societally destructive wildfires — ones that kill people and cause huge financial losses — are growing all across the world and are becoming...
www.cbc.ca
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Climate, Ecology, War & More by Dr. Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · 16h
Lands worth protecting: Carbondale nonprofit identifies 10 West Slope landscapes vulnerable to mounting threats against public lands
->Post Independent | #Landscape #PublicLand | More from Lil' Dr Glen at BigEarthData.ai
Lands worth protecting: Carbondale nonprofit identifies 10 West Slope landscapes vulnerable to mounting threats against public lands
Part of what defines Colorado’s Western Slope is the expansive landscapes and regions where wildlife roam free, backcountry recreation opportunities abound and cultural artifacts of the state’s history reside. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep these places wild...
www.postindependent.com
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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 16h
I'm very glad you're writing this, and hope there are lots of good forest examples.
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Jason Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · 18h
I'm indebted to @wudan.bsky.social for her top notch fact checking for my forthcoming book and saving me from my own unforced errors. She is also the book's first reviewer! "Beautiful and heart-stopping ... writing"
Thank you for the kind words and the amazing fact checking
Wudan's write up of The Earth Said Remember Me: "beautiful and heart stopping writing."
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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 21h
“We just have all of this evidence to show that if you put more roads in there, you’re going to get more fires.” insideclimatenews.org/news/0310202...
Proposal to Undo Roadless Rule Would Open Some of Southern California’s Last Wild Forests to Development - Inside Climate News
The Trump administration claims opening protected areas like Cleveland National Forest to road building will aid the timber industry and reduce wildfires. Opponents see a giveaway that will lead to mo...
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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 21h
"Research shows wildfires are 4x more likely in areas w/roads than in roadless forests...and >90% of wildfires occur within 1/2 mile of a road. Even USFS's own research undercuts the argument that repealing the roadless rule would have a positive effect on fire mgmt."🌍 www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...
The Trump administration’s latest attack on cherished public lands | Opinion
“For more than two decades, the Roadless Rule has protected nearly 60 million acres of our national forests from industrial development.”
www.sacbee.com
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Climate, Ecology, War & More by Dr. Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · 22h
Stunning images highlight fight to save Earth's rich biodiversity
->New Scientist | #Biodiversity #Earth | More from Lil' Dr Glen at BigEarthData.ai
Stunning images highlight fight to save Earth's rich biodiversity
A tropical flat-faced longhorn beetle in Malaysia Kim Hui Yu “It had a strange look, like an alien, but it wasn’t angry. It sat still on the branch all the time,” said Kim Hui Yu, who photographed the flat-faced longhorn...
www.newscientist.com
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Rainforest Action Network @ran.org · 1d
Wayne national forest was designated as federally-protected land in the 1930s. Now, Trump's push to open up federal lands for logging threatens Wayne national forest, home to key waterways and the endangered eastern hellbender salamander. #KeepForestsStanding
https://bit.ly/4h0j9xL
Ohio's sole national forest could be wiped out as Trump targets land for logging
Over 80% of Wayne national forest classified as suitable for logging, drawing concern from locals
www.theguardian.com
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 2d
Reminder - carbon offsetting is a con. We have to BOTH stop burning fossil fuels and look after nature

#ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions
www.theguardian.com
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BC Wildfire Weekly - Wildfires + More @bcwildfirewkly.bsky.social · 1d
“California faces highest wildfire smoke death count in U.S.” www.axios.com/local/san-di... - @axios.com

#AirQuality #CAFire #California #Health #Wildfires #WildfireSmoke
California faces highest wildfire smoke death count in U.S.
www.axios.com
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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 1d
Officials in Downing Street have blocked publication of a report warning that the collapse of tropical rainforests could push up food prices in British supermarkets.

Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
No 10 blocks report on impact of rainforest collapse on food prices
Downing Street has vetoed release of an assessment that says the loss of the Amazon ecosystem could drive up food inflation as well as lead to mass migration
www.thetimes.com
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Center for Western Priorities @westernpriorities.org · 1d
BREAKING: The U.S. Senate has voted to pass several Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions targeting Bureau of Land Management (BLM) resource management plans (RMPs) in Alaska and the western U.S.

Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/10/cong...
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Climate, Ecology, War & More by Dr. Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · 1d
Amazon's Invisible Crisis: Fire Damage Now Worse Than Deforestation
->Science Blog | #Deforestation | More from Lil' Dr Glen at BigEarthData.ai
Amazon's Invisible Crisis: Fire Damage Now Worse Than Deforestation
The Amazon rainforest just experienced something scientists didn’t see coming. In 2024, forest fires caused more carbon emissions than clear-cutting did for the first time on record, releasing roughly the equivalent of Germany’s annual emissions into the atmosphere and signaling...
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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 23h
Advocacy in support of 'wild horses' in the West has become so strong that even in sensitive areas like the scenic Mono Basin, agencies are now more inclined (or forced) to let entire landscapes be chronically degraded by overgrazing. Another example where science-based mgmt has been steamrolled. 🌍
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 1d
Magnificent story from @lilaseidman.bsky.social about a plan to limit environmental damage caused by wild horses in California's Eastern Sierra — and the fascinating pushback, including from some local tribes: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Majestic wild horses are trampling Mono Lake’s otherworldly landscape. The feds plan a roundup
Federal officials plan to round up wild horses roaming the Eastern Sierra, citing hazards and damage. But local tribes and others seek a different outcome.
www.latimes.com
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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 23h
We're talking about chaparral vegetation heavily colonized by flammable invasive grasses. Evidence has shown these settings will burn repeatedly at very short intervals, esp under extreme conditions. Aside possibly from strategic fuelbreaks, hard to see a lot of fuels work being very effective.
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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 1d
“Putting new, expensive roads into hard-to-reach areas will erode and pollute the water supply. It just doesn’t make any sense. We are losing this land rapidly. If we don’t conserve it, we will lose it.” ~Former USFS Chief Mike Dombeck www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Outcry as Trump plots more roads and logging in US forests: ‘You can almost hear the chainsaws’
Critics say move to axe Bill Clinton’s ‘roadless rule’ that protected key old-growth forests will be devastating to environment
www.theguardian.com
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 1d
"In the five years since leaving the EU, rather than protecting British fish, politicians have set catch limits too high, allowing international trawlers to plunder stocks..."
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 1d
Brexit has done nothing to stem sharp decline of UK fish populations, shows study
Brexit has done nothing to stem sharp decline of UK fish populations, shows study
Experts call for urgent strategy to end overfishing as report shows just 41% of stocks of species such as cod and mackerel considered healthy
www.theguardian.com
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Laiken Jordahl @laikenjordahl.bsky.social · 1d
“We’re already seeing drought stress, with half the mature oaks in the valley dead,” Palma said. “The wall will only accelerate the collapse. You lose the trees, you lose the shade. The creek dries, the habitat dies. It’s a cascade of ecological devastation.”
azluminaria.org/2025/10/07/a...
A jaguar, a wall, a sacred valley: What's at stake in San Rafael - AZ Luminaria
In late summer, a jaguar padded somewhere near the San Rafael Valley, a pristine grassland nestled between the Patagonia and Huachuca Mountains southeast of Tucson. Trail cameras monitored by Sky Isla...
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