E47 — Peter Stangel: Managing Forests for People and Wildlife

NaturallyScott · Feb 12, 2026 · 58m

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In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott sits down with Peter Stangel of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities to talk about forests in a way most people never hear them discussed.

Not as scenery.

Not as hiking destinations.

And not even primarily as ecosystems.

But as working systems that support both people and wildlife at the same time.

Following recent conversations about saving the American chestnut and protecting the redwoods, this episode steps back to look at the forest as a whole. Peter explains what “forest health” really means, why preservation alone is…