Our national forests sadly are not healthy, and the effect we see are the increasing wildfires.
Bruce Westerman
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Bruce Eugene Westerman is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district since January 6, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Westerman has focused on issues such as natural resources, forestry, and environmental policy during his time in office. He has been an advocate for sustainable forestry practices and has worked on legislation aimed at improving the management of public lands. Westerman has also been involved in discussions around economic development and job creation in Arkansas.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and if we will manage these forests and spend some money to do that properly, then we will save a lot of money on the back end.
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So, you were using good forest management to keep your forest healthy. But for your neighbor, a Federal forest that may not be managed as well, the insects, the disease, the fires, it does not recognize your boundaries.





