Save Our Forest

Yo! Stumbled upon this killer website – the National Forest Preserve Alliance (NFPA, see what I did there?) – and let me tell you, it got me fired up faster than a squirrel hopped up on Red Bull. Since movin’ to Missoula, I’ve realized our forests are in serious trouble, thanks in part to the Bush administration’s “let’s-clear-cut-everything” agenda. Screw that noise! Here, the forest ain’t just scenery, it’s our backyard, our lungs, our whole dang ecosystem. So corporations and whoever else wants to grab a piece, take a hike!

This NFPA crew, they’re the real deal. Their whole “Endangered Forests, Endangered Freedoms” thing? Basically, they’re using lawsuits, rallies, and even some good old-fashioned elbow grease to keep the Forest Service from turning our national treasures into sawdust. Did you know 95% of our original forests are gone already? The rest? Mostly public land, getting logged with our tax dollars, no less! Missoula’s seen its fair share of deforestation, and polluted water’s next on the menu if we don’t do something. Think about it: when do we stop, before every critter native to these woods is just a memory?

Time to ditch the chainsaw and get to restorin’, I say! Check out these links: Endangered Forests, Endangered Freedoms Project (sounds epic, right?), Protect & Restore (duh!), and even their About Us page – they’re a real grassroots movement, powered by people like you and me. And hey, if you’re feelin’ spicy, there’s a link to “Stop the Bush Administration’s Pro-logging Agenda.” Go nuts!

Remember, folks, a healthy forest means a healthy planet, a healthy Missoula, and maybe even a squirrel with slightly less jitters. Let’s get fightin’ for what’s right, one click at a time!