The American people, their property, and our environment, particularly the forests and rangelands of the West, are threatened by catastrophic fires and environmental degradation. Hundreds of millions of trees and invaluable habitat are destroyed each year by these severe wildfires. These unnaturally extreme fires are caused by a crisis of deteriorating forest and rangeland health, the result of a century of well-intended fire suppression practices and an array of land management challenges. Renewed efforts, using the latest and best science available, are underway to restore our public lands to healthy conditions.
