What Trump’s order on cutting federal forests could mean for the Pacific Northwest
President Donald Trump has instructed federal agencies to plan to log national forests harder. It's unclear what direct ...
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US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’
The U.S. Forest Service, which stewards 193 million acres of public lands from Alaska to Florida, was in trouble even before ...
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Growers Who Rely on Climate Data Sue USDA for Cutting Off Access
Farmers are on the front lines," says one attorney, and axing web pages "doesn’t make climate change go away.” ...
Spotted owls are disappearing fast, and federal cuts could mean no one’s left to count them
U.S. Forest Service layoffs have upended surveys for spotted owls in Southern and Northern California, threatening data ...
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From laid off Forest Service workers to family members, here’s who Colorado’s members of Congress are bringing to the president’s address
Some are using president Trump’s speech to highlight his administration's sweeping changes to the federal workforce.
Trump slashed the Forest Service and put a timber exec in charge. It could lead to a corporate takeover of public lands
But current and former Forest Service employees warn that mass firings threaten public access to federal lands and increase ...
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Portland’s Urban Tree Plans May Face a Withering in Federal Funds
Federal money to boost and protect the tree canopies of Portland, Oregon, could disappear as the Trump administration freezes ...
National Park Service considers culling deer on its lands in Somerset, Fayette counties
National Park Service has two public meetings planned regarding how to reduce the number of deer on three properties in Somerset and Fayette counties.
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Long-stalled NM uranium mines now ‘priority projects’ at Cibola Forest, leader tells employees
The leader of the Cibola National Forest told Forest Service employees at a staff meeting Wednesday that the agency would be ...
Forest Service cuts exacerbate wildfire threats in Colorado, fire officials say: “We’re decreasing our ability to respond.”
Colorado, like many other states in the West, relies on federal firefighting teams to battle large-scale fires across its ...
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YOUR VIEW: Forest service workers perform important work
We in the Forest Service do great, important work. We strive to understand the science behind forest function and then implement actions to benefit forests, people and species. We need more people, ...