1. United States
2. Utah
3. Letter

Oppose the "Fix Our Forests" Act (HR 471) I am writing to urge you to oppose the "Fix Our Forests Act" (HR 471), a deeply flawed bill that undermines science-based forest management, silences public input, and threatens our nation’s wildlife and public lands and Wilderness. This legislation strips away core protections in the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, allowing large-scale logging to proceed without scientific review or public input. It overrides bedrock environmental laws to expand commercial livestock grazing and manager-ignited fire even in designated Wilderness, weakens safeguards for imperiled species, restricts access to the courts, fuels the spread of flammable cheatgrass, and advances commercial logging under the false claim of wildfire prevention. Experts agree that logging does not prevent wildfires—in fact, widespread clearcutting and industrial logging can increase fire risks by drying out landscapes and removing fire-resistant tree trunks while leaving behind the flammable fine fuels. Likewise, forcing domestic livestock onto burned or fire-prone landscapes is not a credible fire mitigation strategy and instead causes long-term ecological harm. Instead of giving the timber and livestock industries a free pass to exploit our public lands, Congress should invest in real wildfire solutions like “firewise” home hardening, prescribed burns, and community resilience efforts. A Constituent Disgusted With The Way Republicans Are Throwing Away Democracy, And Returning The Country Back To An Age Of Racism & Poverty Of The Dark Ages.