$214M in timber damage from Helene, NC Forest’s aerial assessment concludes
The North Carolina Forest Service has finished its aerial damage assessment from Hurricane Helene and the numbers are pretty ...
The Forest Service Is Losing 2,400 Jobs—Including Most of Its Trail Workers
In response to a shrinking budget, the land management agency is suspending seasonal hiring next year. Public lands will bear ...
Forest Service: 822,000 acres amounting to $214 million of timberland damaged by Helene
North Carolina Forest Service posts on social media on Nov. 1 that 822,000 acres of timberland damaged by Helene.
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A hard hit: Forest Service hiring freeze sparks concerns in northwest Colorado
Communities around Colorado are concerned a national hiring freeze on seasonal Forest Service workers next year will stall ...
Federal judge quizzes Forest Service, conservation groups, in cattle grazing and grizzlies lawsuit
A formal document that reviews impacts to the environment is supposed to be readable and relatively short — but federal Judge ...
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Forest Service’s budget shortfall and hiring freeze has Colorado delegation calling on agriculture department to reconsider
U.S. Forest Chief Randy announced last month that the agency wouldn’t hire additional seasonal employees, outside of fire ...
USDA Forest Service releases update on Helene’s impacts on ecosystem, infrastructure
The USDA Forest Service today released its preliminary data on the ecological impacts and infrastructure damage caused by Tropical Storm Helene on the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests in North ...
Forest Service to hold Women in Wildfire training camp in Northern California
Women looking for a career change have a unique opportunity coming up as the U.S. Forest Service will be holding a wildfire ...
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Forest Service allows public to cut Christmas trees from agency land
ELKO — Starting Friday, the U.S. Forest Service will allow the public to cut down juniper, pinyon pine and white fir trees ...
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'Unacceptable': Colorado's federal lawmakers respond to U.S. Forest Service seasonal hiring freeze
Local governments including Summit County, Eagle County, Pitkin County, Chaffee County and the towns of Vail and Aspen ...
NC Forest Service: DuPont State Recreational Forest will partially reopen Nov. 1
DuPont State Recreational Forest will partially reopen Nov. 1 following weeks of recovery efforts in the wake of Tropical ...