Yale Forest Forum Fall 2024 Speaker Series - What’s Next on Old Growth Policy: A Panel Discussion

The National Old Growth Amendment (NOGA) has far-reaching implications for public lands management. Stemming from Executive Order 14072, this policy marks a shift in how the USDA Forest Service operates and addresses issues like forest resilience, climate adaptation, timber targets, Indigenous partnerships, local engagement, National Forest Planning, and the allocation of resources in the forest sector. In our final webinar for the Fall 2024 series on Mature and Old Growth, a diverse panel of forest sector leaders will discuss the implications of the NOGA, its possible future under a new administration, and what our priorities should be moving forward. Through varying lenses in the sector, this panel discussion will showcase the complexity of public lands policy in an era of compounding crises.

Moderator:
Jennifer McRae, USDA Forest Service Assistant Director of Public Engagement and Planning

Speakers:
- Sara Kuebbing, Research Scientist at the Yale School of the Environment and Director of Research of the Yale Applied Science Synthesis Program
- Zander Evans, Executive Director of the Forest Stewards Guild
- Cody Desautel, Executive Director of Colville Tribes & President of the Intertribal Timber Council
- Sam Evans, Senior Attorney and Leader of the National Forests and Parks Program, Southern Environmental Law Center

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