The New Yorker4h
The Felling of the U.S. Forest Service
The Trump Administration has cut two thousand workers, making it harder for the service to fight wildfires and repair storm ...
Firehouse13h
Remains of Missing U.S. Forest Service Hotshot Found in CA Mountains
Firefighter Carlos Baltazar went missing in 2020 as he prepared for the funeral of his hotshot boss, killed in the El Dorado Fire.
KNPR15h
Forest Service workers welcome reinstatements, but doubts remain
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will reinstate thousands of workers laid off in February starting this Wednesday.
Trump’s cutbacks to Sierra National Forest leave wilderness areas vulnerable to damage | Opinion
“We move every day — we’re backpacking,” said Jackson Fitzsimmons, a Sierra National Forest wilderness ranger who lost his ...
Wisconsin Watch1d
The Forest Service is cutting down more trees despite their ability to capture carbon
Advocates argue that we need trees now more than ever and that an increase in the timber harvest doesn’t make sense.
Bozeman Daily Chronicle1d
Fired Forest Service workers to be reinstated, await further instructions
The decision follows a directive from the federal Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), which on March 5 ordered the USDA to temporarily reinstate thousands of workers who lost their jobs ...