Biden Administration Unveils Forest Conservation Program to Tackle Climate Change

Dead and dying trees are seen in a forest stressed by historic drought conditions in Los Padres National Forest near Frazier Park, Calif., on May 7, 2015. David McNew/Getty Images

The Biden administration has announced steps toward fostering forest conservation and enhancing forest resilience to climate change.

In a press release on April 20, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced a program designed to achieve those goals on federally managed lands administered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).