A national strategy to increase timber production and use emergency authorities to protect forests from fire, insects and ...

Despite a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, seasonal employees of the Methow Valley Ranger District (MVRD) expect to report for work at the end of this month, after being fired in February ...

Before the Trump administration’s cuts, members of the civilian federal work force were in every state and in thousands of ...

It’s a dire situation,” says one national parks advocate. “These spaces shouldn’t be taken for granted, and they are at risk.

The Forest Service’s loss of employees in Southeast Alaska is about 30%, according to Miranda. Downs said rangers from other districts around Southeast Alaska will assist with operations at the ...

Employees who’ve seen internal numbers at the USDA indicate the count has reached 3,100 takers at the Forest Service, around 1,200 at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and possibly ...

Every summer for decades, seasonal Forest Service employees have headed into some of the Pacific Northwest’s most rugged terrain to survey for threatened spotted owls. Under the Endangered ...

Most notably, about 700 Forest Service employees terminated in mid-February’s “Valentine’s Day massacre” are red-card-carrying staffers, an agency spokesperson confirmed to ProPublica.

WENATCHEE -- Okanogan-Wenatchee U.S. Forest Service employees returned to work March 24 after being laid off on Valentine's Day. Employees like those in Local 34 of the National Federation of ...

Mixed messages from Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, Forest Service employees on the ground have been getting mixed messages from leaders in Washington, D.C. The recent terminations, staffing cuts and ...