If Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Representatives Cliff Bentz and Janelle Bynum want to serve our communities, they must not support the Fix Our Forests Act. Working in the USFS, I’ve seen the good, the bad, and the ugly, and I believe this Fix Our Forests Act would bring out the ugly. To make things worse, there is an attempt to attach the Fix Our Forests Act to the National Defense Authorization Act, wrapping America’s land management in with all the complexities of the Department of War. There are zero safeguards for mature and old-growth forests, water storage, water quality, wildlife, and fish. The USFS cannot carry out its congressionally-mandated National Forest Management Act mission without responsible policies, proper staffing, and the use of available scientific information.