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Arkansas Congressman Seeks to Overhaul Collaborative USDA National Forest Planning

Jacqueline Froelich

The "Resilient Federal Forests Act" proposed by Arkansas Congressman Bruce Westerman, R-4th District, seeks to improve the health of U.S. National Forests by streamlining collaborative project planning and review. But opponents claim the measure will limit public participation and open certain forest lands to commercial logging.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.