Located in the heart of north-central Idaho, the Nez Perce-Clearwater Forest is known for its wild character. The area encompasses 4 million acres of federal land, ranging from deep, rugged river canyons to steep, jagged mountains. …But this forest’s survival and its future may not be so certain anymore. All of the country’s national forests are required to have a resource management plan, as dictated by the National Forest Management Act of 1976. Among other things, these plans are designed to protect public lands from excessive or destructive logging.  …The Forest Service described four “action alternatives” in the plan. All four would significantly increase industrial activity in the area from 50-60 million board feet to around 260 million board feet of timber. …As a response, Friends of the Clearwater wrote a grant that funded an independent analysis of climate impacts.