Sierra Club Applauds New Planning Standards to Protect National Forests

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2012.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service today finalized new planning standards to guide how America’s 192 million acres of national forests and grassland will be used and protected in the future.  Eight national forests will be early adopters of the standards to provide Americans with clean water, sustainable jobs and abundant recreation for generations to come.