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In rural western mountain towns, Forest Service layoffs deliver a gut punch
It was warm inside the Flying M coffee shop where Forest Service workers were preparing for a Presidents Day protest. “It felt pretty horrible,” said Emily Kucharski, a former trail crew ...
Yahoo27d
US Forest Service fires 3,400 workers, Park Service cuts 1,000
(Reuters) - The U.S. Forest Service is firing around 3,400 recent hires while the National Park Service is terminating about 1,000 under President Donald Trump's push to cut federal spending ...
The Denver Post12d
Forest Service cuts exacerbate wildfire threats in Colorado, fire officials say: “We’re decreasing our ability to respond.”
The executive director of Colorado’s Department of Natural Resources instead was joined by a hodgepodge of U.S. Forest Service employees: a forest technician, a campgrounds manager, three ...
The Denver Post9d
Terminated Forest Service employees to join Colorado lawmakers at Trump’s Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse have invited two former Forest Service employees who were among the 3,400 nationwide cuts the Trump administration made to the federal agency in ...
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Forest Service braces for up to 7,000 layoffs
“We are sheep headed to slaughter,” one employee said as the Trump administration eyes further staff reductions. The Forest Service plans to shed as many as 7,000 additional employees in the ...
Yahoo15d
Forest Service chief retires after thousands of layoffs at the agency
Forest Service Chief Randy Moore will retire effective March 3, according to an email sent to agency staff Wednesday and viewed by POLITICO. Moore wrote in his staff email that the past several ...
Asheville Citizen-Times9d
National Forest wildfires in North Carolina contained, US Forest Service says
All wildfires across North Carolina's National Forests have been contained or mostly contained, according to a 1:45 p.m. news release from the U.S. Forest Service on March 4. The Falls Dam Fire ...
Asheville Citizen-Times28d
US Forest Service reopens more than 100 miles of Appalachian Trail in NC after Helene
The U.S. Forest Service reopened trails and roads in the Pisgah National Forest’s Appalachian Ranger District after damage from Tropical Storm Helene. More than 100 miles of the Appalachian ...
KING524d
Trump fires thousands of US Parks, Forest Service workers: 'It's like having the rug pulled out from under me'
Just imagining not working with them anymore ... it hurts." This was to be Kollmar's ninth summer working for the U.S. Forest Service, something she hoped to turn into a full-time career.
ABC News21d
Fired US Forest Service and National Park Service workers say cuts will be felt on fire lines
“I’m so proud of everything I’ve done," Flaherty told ABC News. "Stumbling into the Forest Service was the first time in my life where I was like, 'Oh, this fits. I’m running with i ...
Austin American-Statesman15d
US Forest Service Chief Randy Moore announces retirement amid agency layoffs
U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore told employees he will be retiring from the agency in the upcoming weeks amid ongoing cuts by President Donald Trump's administration. In a letter sent to ...