National parks to reinstate seasonal hiring after outcry, but firings still hit Colorado sites
The National Park Service will resume hiring seasonal workers after a freeze on hiring for the positions prompted nationwide ...
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Opinion: Congress’ Fix Our Forests Act will remove environmental checks that keep wildfires from spreading
This isn’t just raking pine needles. The Fix Our Forests Act includes industrial-scale commercial logging and heavy livestock grazing. By removing the environmental checks it bypasses the critical ...
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Payette National Forest fires dozens of staff on presidential order
McCALL — At least 42 employees at Payette National Forest employees were fired last week, potentially crippling conservation ...
Fired US Forest Service and National Park Service workers say cuts will be felt on fire lines
Fired U.S. National Forest and National Parks employees are speaking out about the mass layoffs by the Trump administration.
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‘What I'm passionate about’: Kansas woman terminated from Forest Service as Trump cuts workforce
Kaylee Fritchen has worked at the U.S. Forestry Service since 2022, spending half the year undertaking intense manual labor to clear trails in an Idaho forest.
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Chaotic Moment for National Parks, Forest Service as Staff Cuts Threaten Public Lands Management
Garbett was in the midst of preparations for another season when he got an email from the Forest Service saying all ...
How will job cuts to federal land agencies affect Minnesota? Here’s what we know.
Uncertainty surrounds Superior National Forest and other agency staff.
Firings Squeeze National Parks: ‘You Won’t Have the Full Experience’
With 1,000 full-time employees out, and the fate of thousands more seasonal workers unclear, tours are being canceled and ...
Environmental groups challenge approval of Central Idaho gold mine still needing permits
The lawsuit against the Stibnite project asks the U.S. District Court of Idaho to invalidate its federal approvals for the ...
‘You should be pretty concerned’: DOGE cuts threaten Idaho recreation, fired workers say
Job cuts include dozens of Forest Service jobs, a park ranger position at a former incarceration camp and more.
Pay to hike? Wildlife Commission proposes fee for national forests
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is considering instituting a paid pass to access the game lands under its purview — which include national forest lands, the agency announced earlier this month.