Zack Porter

Full time wildlands advocate, dad, and husband; part time #wilderness explorer and world traveler. Director of @standingtrees_

[Zack Porter @zackpporter]

Last week my town drowned in epic floods.
Today we can't breathe.
The world is upside down.

[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @BulletinAtomic]

When Zack Porter moved with his family to Vermont to escape wildfires in Montana, the last thing he expected was for the smoke to follow.

Read Bulletin associate editor Jessica McKenzie's interview with Zack here:
https://t.co/LmTnRsifie

[Zack Porter @zackpporter]

Thanks to @jessimckenzi and @BulletinAtomic for this thoughtful and timely interview opportunity on such an important topic! @standingtrees_ @PublicForests #ClimateForests #VTflood23

[Standing Trees @standingtrees_]

If the @forestservice won't abide by the law, we will take it to court. Yesterday, with our partners at @VTLawSchool and the Lake Tarleton Coalition, we submitted a formal objection over 700 acres of proposed logging near Lake Tarleton in the White Mtn NF
https://t.co/lOH1bHxEbi

[Zack Porter @zackpporter]

Beyond grateful and proud to get to work alongside the incredible @jamisonervin in defense of Vermont's public lands. Our #ClimateForests are #WorthMoreStanding! #SavePublicForests #SaveCamelsHump #KeepItWild #StandWithTheTrees @standingtrees_

[Jamison Ervin @jamisonervin]

The indubitable @zackpporter being interviewed by @wcax on the value of old, intact @standingtrees_ to solve our #ClimateCrisis in #Vermont. RT if you agree, one of the best #NatureBasedSolutions is to just let old forests grow older, including temperate forests🌲🌳🌲🌳.

[Standing Trees @standingtrees_]

A new report out today spotlights the @forestservice proposed Telephone Gap Integrated Resource Project among the 10 worst timber sales for the climate in the US. It's time to take our #climateforests off the chopping block! #worthmorestanding
https://t.co/ZiALKsNeT7

[WildEarth Guardians @wildearthguard]

Call on the Biden administration to incorporate permanent protections for mature and old-growth trees and forests on public lands: https://t.co/oZetZbqiSE

[Steve Cole @scolephoto]

Well now- just got an email that says the @BLMOregon is pausing the comment period for the #BlueAndGold Harvest Plan for an “internal review.”

Who knew announcing your intent to log old growth < a week after @potus signs an EO to preserve old growth would be a bad look? 🙋🏼‍♂️

[Zack Porter @zackpporter]

Tree huggers unite! Now let's roll up our sleeves to enact the strongest possible protections for mature and old-growth forests on federal public lands. #POTUS #ClimateForests #WorthMoreStanding #LetTreesGrow https://t.co/7zXSmqUJvK

[Zack Porter @zackpporter]

Thanks @NPR for great coverage of exciting news today from @POTUS. @standingtrees_ is leading the charge in New England with the #ClimateForests campaign. #WorthMoreStanding #LetTreesGrow https://t.co/5W1pQzXc04

[Standing Trees @standingtrees_]

Wild forests are the missing link in President Biden's climate strategy. It's time to #lettreesgrow on our public lands. Read this excellent article from VTDigger and then visit https://t.co/S6r28akEo4 to help us demand an end to logging #ClimateForests!
https://t.co/uz6Br08q6g

[Zack Porter @zackpporter]

"It's important that we do not conflate the notion of justice with accountability. Justice, unfortunately, for Ahmaud Arbery is out of reach...But accountability is what we saw today in that courtroom. And I submit that that's a good first step." - Charles Coleman Jr @npratc @NPR

[Standing Trees @standingtrees_]

In partnership with a powerful coalition of organizations across the US, Standing Trees is demanding action in defense of mature and old forests. Read our joint press release:

https://t.co/AxAlu9c5sd

[Zack Porter @zackpporter]

The news from #COP26 this morning is all about forests. Newsflash: logging is not a climate solution. We need to protect nature from logging, not for logging. #LetThemGrow #KeepItInTheForest #ForestDefenseIsClimateDefense @POTUS @Gina_McCarthy @ClimateEnvoy @SecVilsack

[ICT @IndianCountry]

IllumiNative and Native Organizers Alliance project Rep. Deb Haaland on the U.S. Department of Interior building in Washington, D.C., the night before her confirmation hearing.

[Zack Porter @zackpporter]

Great news for the forests of Vermont and the clean water, carbon storage, and biodiversity that we depend on them to produce. #keepitwild #proforestation #rewilding https://t.co/CJhoJQPKEJ

[Zack Porter @zackpporter]

@gusgoodwin4 I love the looks and location of this new project! ;) Celeste found a stone just like that one on the shore of the Lake last weekend...it reminds me of the ultramafic rock that you see on Mt. Albert in the Gaspe and in the Tablelands in Newfoundland. Do you know what it is?

[Zack Porter @zackpporter]

Thanks to @KevinMcCallum7d and @sevendaysvt for this extensive report on Vermont's climate and water crises. https://t.co/5cPshfy3DN

[Zack Porter @zackpporter]

#LakeChamplain adventures by bike...

[Zack Porter @zackpporter]

Uplifting news from the shore of #LakeChamplain on #IndigenousPeoplesDay2020 @CLF https://t.co/mU29jpRcYO