Taking wood utilization to the next Level

Arthur “Butch” BlazerDeputy Undersecretary

Natural Resources and Environment

MESCALERO Apache Reservation

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“Caring for the land -- and serving people”

Forest Action Plans• State-specific strategies for diverse

forest lands• The best thinking on fighting threats to

forests from wildfire, insects, disease, and development

• Preserve a natural legacy for generations to come

Forest Management

Forest Benefits

Healthy Forest Products Industry Needed

Restoration Challenges Bark beetle mortality, Central Rockies

Upper South Platte River, postfire damage

Wildfire

Taking wood utilization to the next Level

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