Letter to the Editor from one of the Greats in the closed forest battles
Please take Wandas lead and become active and engaged. These letters matter!!! Letter to the Editor for Sept. 3, 2014 Written by Baker City Herald readers September 03, 2014 12:09 pm Forest Service...
View ArticleRegion 6 Forester vs. Eastern Oregon
October 20th, Mr Pena, Region 6 forester came to La Grande with Congressman Walden to hear what Eastern Oregon residents had to say. 200 people attended with the hope to share their opinions, knowledge...
View ArticleForest Service Continues to state they need more public input.
After nearly 12 years of planning, meetings and the public commenting on the Forest Plan Revision the US Forest Service still states they need more public input on the document. We at FAFA are not sure...
View ArticleThe Right of Oregonians to open access
Once in a conversation with Former Public Relations Officer Jodi Kramer of the Wallowa Whitman National Forest, a FAFA Member was told “people are being selfish” for wanting to keep open motorized...
View ArticleIn 1911 The Forest Service Realized the Value of Roads & Trails to manage...
What happened to this? (Click on items to read) The post In 1911 The Forest Service Realized the Value of Roads & Trails to manage Public lands. appeared first on FAFA is working to Keep Public...
View ArticleClearing the smoke.
On March 19 a press release was put out by the US Forest Service on “Focus turns to Forest Plan Revision public engagement as Travel Management [Subpart B] paused in the Blue Mountains” – News Release...
View ArticleFAFA News Release
The truth of the matter isn’t simply what you read in the papers, as what is being presented to you as “news” is simply propaganda from the US Forest Service Regional Office in Portland and Supervisors...
View ArticleMONTHLY MEETING MAY 2ND
Don’t forget about our monthly FAFA meeting May 2nd at 3:00pm at the Sunridge Inn in Baker City. We have a lot of important topics to discuss before our Banquet on May 16th. Hope to see you all there....
View ArticleCoordination 101 training in Baker
Aug. 20th – 22nd Fred Kelly Grant along with a group of successful individuals from around the west will teach a course on coordination with federal agencies. FAFA would like to invite you to attend...
View ArticleAccess meeting set for La Grande
Evening everyone – If ever an evening where more telling of what the Forest Service is up to, tonight is one of them. Today one of the local environmental groups announce the dates of the La Grande...
View ArticleUpdate on Counties Coordinating on Forest Plan Revision
After some discussions with County Commissioners we feel it’s time for an update as to where we’re at with county courts/commissioners moving to directly coordinate with the US Forest Service on the...
View ArticleForest Service meeting notices
[contact-form] Notice to Baker County residents and other interested parties – The Baker County Commission will be having it’s 3rd (as we remember) coordination meeting with the Wallowa Whitman...
View ArticleWallowa-Whitman National forest calls for 1,261 miles of roads to be destroyed.
Today the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest released its analysis of the roads not needed for forest management or access to our mountains. The report calls for the destruction of 1,261 miles of roads,...
View ArticleRecommended Roads for Decommissioning/Destruction
You were asked – Got the maps were right? You were NOT ASKED – Do you still use these roads? What do you use these roads for? Do you plan on using these roads into the future? A group of people that...
View ArticleFAFA – 2015 – The Year in Review
What a year. We wanted to say thank you to all that participate in Forest Access for All and support the organization both through their service and financial contributions. A short review of 2015...
View ArticleContact information and talking points for Washignton DC
Please take the time to contact Secretary Vilsack and Undersecretary Bonnie to make sure they know the US Forest Service is not doing their jobs to serve the people of Eastern Oregon. Below is an...
View ArticleFAFA requests withdrawal of Subpart A Travel Analysis Report for...
One month ago today Region 6 of the US Forest Service released the Travel Analysis report for the Wallowa-Whitman & Malheur National Forests, along with many others. The report is incomplete and...
View ArticleElk Retrieval by Mountain Bike & Tripling your Firewood Storage
Those two things, along with other delightful management techniques will be the standard operating procedure in the Blue Mountains if supervisors offices like the Wallowa-Whitman have their way of...
View ArticleCollusion is bad for rural economies
Collusion hurts local economies. Collusion/Collaboration – It’s easier than you’d think. You simply have to sale the quality of life down the river for the “little people” of your county, in order to...
View ArticleFAFA 3rd Annual Banquet May 21st at the Sunridge Inn, Baker City
FAFA would like to thank the following businesses for their donations to our 3rd annual banquet that was held May 21, 2016 at the Sunridge Inn in Baker City, Oregon. The banquet was a huge success...
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