Forest Protection and Restoration Policy – Sierra Club

Forest Protection and Restoration Policy
The Sierra Club supports halting the destruction of forest ecosystems throughout the
United States. We oppose all logging activities — whether on federal, state, provincial, or
private lands — that are environmentally unsustainable, or that jeopardize fully
functioning forest ecosystems. We support the immediate halt of: all logging in
remaining old-growth or roadless areas, ecologically destructive clearcutting, and
conversions to non-native species.
The Club supports restoring naturally self-sustaining networks of wild forests for every
forest ecosystem. Where forests have been damaged or fragmented, we call for the
restoration of the ecosystem with native plants and animals, and establishment of
biological corridors to link isolated stands.
The Club supports dramatically reducing the consumption of virgin wood products
through recycling, reuse, and the use of environmentally acceptable alternative materials.
Phasing out logging on ecologically sensitive lands, regardless of ownership, is a high
priority.
Adopted by the Board of Directors, November 20-21, 1993; ratified in the Club election
May 9, 1994; amended by the Board of Directors, February 23-24, 2002