Earlier this year, the Healey-Driscoll Administration released the report of the Climate Forestry Committee. This report aims to develop recommendations for statewide climate-oriented forest management guidelines. The 12-member committee had very divided opinions regarding active management of forests, particularly within watersheds protecting drinking water supplies.
Academic researchers from the Yale Forest School issued a public response to this report that elaborates on many of the concerns held the Advisory Board. We anticipate incorporating this and other responses into our annual Comments & Recommendations in support of our position that “carefully considered and deliberately limited active management of the forests around the watersheds provides a better and more cost-effective filter for the waters that make their way into the MWRA’s water supply.”
Read more TFS at Yale Response to MA Forest Climate Report_Final (003)
