The #1 natural resource management challenge in the West are the magnificent forests. The biggest cause for this hardship is our political environment. Listen in to hear how it all ties together. Source #1: Renewable Resource Coalition is dated from 2016. Source #2: Charlotte Epstein’s article is not dated. Source #3: Oregon Public Broadcasting’s article is from 2020. Source #4: The National Association of State Foresters’ article is from 2020. Source #5: The article from Washington Post is from 2019. Source #6: Joe Biden 2020. Photo Credit to my dear friend, Danielle Schoenfeld, 2020.