Forest Service Layoffs and Frozen Funds Increase the Risk From Wildfires
The Trump administration’s decision to fire 3,400 workers and pause funds used for wildfire prevention comes as wildfires are ...
US Forest Service reopens more than 100 miles of Appalachian Trail in NC after Helene
To date, the US Forest Service has surveyed and cleared nearly 240 miles of roads (nearly 76% of roads) across the ...
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Gov. Mike Braun joins Indiana locals in long-held opposition against proposed forest project
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has urged the U.S. Forest Service to withdraw a controversial plan to log and burn nearly 20,000 ...
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Indiana governor urges Forest Service to stop restoration project next to his property
Although he didnt mention it in his letter, Mike Braun co-owns a 220-acre property within the forests boundaries, two miles ...
Utah lawmaker pushes to undo Biden-era rule allowing U.S. Forest Service to enforce state laws
WASHINGTON — A pair of lawmakers are pushing to undo a rule that allows the U.S. Forest Service to enforce state laws, ...
'An 8-person hugging tree': Nebraska now boasts largest cottonwood in the United States
It’s not very assuming until you get right up to it and you see how big that trunk is. You’re like ‘Holy cow, that’s a big ...
Feds Fire 4,400+ Public-Land Employees, Including Forest Service Workers, National Park Staff
Massive layoffs at the Department of the Interior included thousands of U.S. Forest Service and National Park employees.
Impending cuts to Forest Service workforce may gut staff at Red River Gorge, Cave Run in KY
Nine of 11 employees of the U.S. Forest Service Cumberland District are on a type of probationary status and could be laid off without cause.