rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/uwforests?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-uwforests' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> UW Forest Watch https://actionnetwork.org/groups/uw-forest-watch https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/765/104/normal/legacy-forest-uw.png What's at Stake? Every month, the Washington State Board of Natural Resources votes on whether to approve timber sales proposed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Many of these sales threaten naturally regenerated forests which, unlike industrial tree farms, are exceptionally biodiverse, carbon-rich, fire-resilient, and culturally significant. The UW Connection The board's vice-chair, Dan Brown, is also Director of the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences at the University of Washington. Since joining the board in 2018, Brown has had hundreds of opportunities at monthly meetings to challenge DNR's logging of native and structurally complex forests. Instead, despite representing one of the Pacific Northwest's leading environmental institutions, Brown has consistently voted in favor of clearcutting these vital ecosystems. It's time to change that. Take Action! Ready to make an impact for the old growth of tomorrow? Join fellow UW students and staff in urging Dan Brown to vote NO on all future timber sales targeting our state's imperiled native forests! https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/uwforests