AZ SR1002

Expresses Senate support for landscape-scale forest management, thinning projects, and forest restoration treatments across Arizona and the nation.

Cites increased wildfire severity linked to reduced timber harvesting since the 1980s, noting that California's national forest tree volume removal decreased 90 percent and Arizona's timber industry was eliminated following environmental lawsuits.

Notes that fire seasons are now 78 days longer than in the 1970s, with over 100 million acres of national forests burned in the last 20 years and more than 46,000 homes at risk from wildfire.

Identifies excessive tree density and drought conditions as primary drivers of catastrophic wildfires and calls for shaded fuel breaks and amendments to federal law to prevent frivolous lawsuits against forest management.

Emphasizes that forest management benefits watersheds, communities, and the economy while reducing unnaturally severe wildfires and creating jobs through sustained forest industry revenue.