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Do Muskrats Herald Twilight?
During his first term, President Trump signed into law the 30,000-acre Devil’s Staircase Wilderness, an Oregon coastal rainforest. President...

Time to Jump Ship
Transferring the U.S. Forest Service to the Department of the Interior When the Titanic was taking on water, the survivors didn’t hesitate to...

‘Wildfire Retardant is Laden With Toxic Metals’
The calendar reminds me that this is the time of year for nonprofits to ask their members for a year-end donation. Your contribution ensures...
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Tree Diversity Reduces Impacts of Temperature Extremes
Various studies have shown that forests act as a buffer to climate extremes, creating micro-climates that support forest resilience and...

Compass Minerals Shuts Down Fire Retardant Business
In a statement to investors, Compass Minerals announced that it “has decided to wind down its fire retardant business, Fortress North...

Musk Firings Undermine Wildland Firefighting
The extralegal firing of Forest Service employees by Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” will undermine the agency’s...

Prescribed Fire Promotes Buffalo Clover Recovery
Buffalo clover (Trifolium reflexum) is listed as endangered by the State of Indiana, but this rare plant was discovered on the Hoosier...

What can we Learn About Wildfire From Australia?
Five years ago, the Black Summer Bushfires burned more than 60 million acres in Australia. Between June 2019 and May 2020, hundreds of fires...
In Depth

Four More Years of President Trump
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is unprecedented. He’s the first convicted felon to be elected to the presidency after a New York...

Protecting Water Resources From Wildfire
Protecting water resources is a common justification for conducting wildfire mitigation projects on our national forests. The concern is...

Analysis Recommends Limits on Old-Growth Logging
In the Forest Service old-growth analysis released in June, the Biden administration recommends restricting — but not eliminating — old-growth...
Fire Truth
Protecting Water Resources From Wildfire
Protecting water resources is a common justification for conducting wildfire mitigation projects...
‘Wildfire Retardant is Laden With Toxic Metals’
The calendar reminds me that this is the time of year for nonprofits to ask their members for a...
Fire Escapes Containment; Retardant Proves Ineffective
The Darlene 3 Fire started Tuesday, June 25, a mile from the town of La Pine, Oregon, near Bend....
Cheatgrass
'One of the most significant ecological crises facing land managers in the arid West' A report...
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Bridger-Teton National Forest
The Bridger-Teton National Forest encompasses a significant portion of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the largest intact ecosystem in the...

Ottawa National Forest
The Ottawa National Forest encompasses 1 million acres on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, extending from the south shore of Lake Superior to the...

Daniel Boone National Forest
Encompassing a section of the Cumberland Mountains in eastern Kentucky, the 708,000-acre Daniel Boone National Forest features some of the...

Gila National Forest
The Gila National Forest in New Mexico is home to Earth’s first wilderness area, established by the Forest Service 100 years ago today and 40...

Mount Hood National Forest
The Mount Hood National Forest encompasses 1.1 million acres, with about a third of those acres designated as wilderness within eight...

Tonto National Forest
In the Arizona Upland region of the Sonoran Desert, the Tonto National Forest enshrines a ruggedly beautiful landscape in central Arizona,...