Forest Health and Wildfire Risk Reduction Act

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

2026-05-07

The federal government would officially allow the Bureau of Land Management to modify tree density on public lands without conducting lengthy environmental reviews, based on procedures announced in April 2026. This change would speed up forest management projects on federal property by treating certain tree-thinning activities as routine actions that don't require the same environmental analysis as major projects. The change affects public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and could impact timber companies, environmental groups, and communities near federal forests.