America’s forests are in crisis. Decades of fire suppression, litigation, and red tape have left millions of acres choked with hazardous fuels, while wildfire seasons grow longer and more destructive. The Fix Our Forests Act, recently advanced out of the Senate Agriculture Committee with strong bipartisan support, is a major step toward addressing this urgent challenge. The bill modernizes forest management laws, speeds up science-based restoration projects, and empowers partnerships between federal agencies, states, and private landowners to reduce wildfire risk and restore healthy forests.
PERC strongly supports the Fix Our Forests Act because it embraces the principles of collaboration, innovation, and accountability that are key to effective conservation. By cutting through bureaucratic barriers and encouraging cooperative stewardship, the bill brings much-needed flexibility and focus to wildfire management. As PERC CEO Brian Yablonski noted, “The Fix Our Forests Act tears down red tape and delivers the tools we urgently need to save our forests before they go up in smoke. This bipartisan breakthrough brings speed, science, and teamwork to the fight against catastrophic wildfires. The Senate should move quickly to turn this critical reform into law.”
If passed, the Fix Our Forests Act would represent one of the most significant forest management reforms in decades—helping restore resilience to our landscapes, safeguard communities, and protect the natural resources that define the American West.
