May 24, 2019
More than 1,000 U.S. Forest Service employees could lose their jobs under a plan announced by the Trump administration today to shutter nine Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers and largely privatize those that remain … More
Study: Draining Reservoir Helps Salmon
May 21, 2019 — For the past several years, the managers of a reservoir in Oregon have let all of the water out for a week or so, so that the stream that feeds it flows freely. The … More
Agency to Allow Chainsaws in Wilderness Areas
May 17, 2019 — The Forest Service will allow chainsaws to be used in two wilderness areas in Colorado this summer to clear beetle-killed trees that have fallen over trails. Critics say the move would violate the Wilderness … More
Lawsuit Challenges Oregon Grazing Permits
May 14, 2019 — Conservationists filed a lawsuit yesterday challenging the renewal of grazing permits for two Oregon ranchers who had previously been imprisoned after being found guilty of setting fire to public lands. Dwight Hammond and his … More
Former Forest Service Employees: Don’t Build Mine Next to Boundary Waters
May 6, 2019 — Nearly three dozen former Forest Service employees have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to back away from plans for a major open-pit mine next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northeastern … More
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