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Retired foresters, community members, and supporters of the environment showed their appreciation to the U.S. Forest Service.
SEATTLE (AP) — Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting ...
Nebraska is training a new generation of wildland firefighters. The Nebraska Forest Service was at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln helping students earn their red card, which allows the student to ...
Colorado representatives, led by Jeff Hurd, push for reinstatement of 3,000 forestry workers amid rising wildfire risks.
Big plans to restructure how the U.S. Forest Service cuts trees could trip over equally big plans to cut its federal budget. A national strategy to increase timber production and use emergency ...
Cavity trees, dead standing trees, and downed dead trees create habitat for many species of mammals, birds, insects, amphibians, and reptiles, which positively impacts the rest of the ecosystem.
"The MAFFS program is an important supplement to our national airtanker capacity," said Sarah Fisher, director of Fire and Aviation Management for the USDA Forest Service. "The program is a ...
ASHEBORO — The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office will ask the Randolph County Board of Commissioners at its May 5 meeting to designate the week of May 11-17 as National Police Week in Randolph ...
The blaze has destroyed one commercial building, along with multiple outbuildings and vehicles, the Forest Fire Service reported. A full damage assessment is still underway. Eighteen structures remain ...
The United States Forest Service reported in a news release on April 22 that the Haoe Lead Fire's size was 3,103 acres and that it was 29% contained. The fire is located in an area in Nantahala ...
Four residents of the homeless encampment along China Hat Road have filed a request with the U.S. District Court of Oregon seeking to halt the Forest Service’s impending closure of the area ...