South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson says his Forestry Improvements to Restore the Environment – or FIRE Act – will restore forest health and produce climate resilient landscapes. The Republican lawmaker says the FIRE Act streamlines the process for the timber industry to get downed trees out of the forest, which he says relates to recent conversations in Congress about carbon.
“We know that if you can get that timber out of there, turn it into things, desks, chairs, other timber uses, it can hold that carbon for decades or hundreds of years,” Congressman Johnson told reporters Tuesday afternoon.
