Trump job cuts could throw national parks and forests into ‘staffing chaos'
As their ranks diminish, park rangers say fewer employees could mean long entry lines, dirty bathrooms and potentially unsafe ...
U.S. Forest Service firings lead to hiking trail closures in western Washington
A popular hiking trail along the Snoqualmie River is closed indefinitely amid cuts to the U.S. Forest Service Agency. A recent social media post showed a sign at the entrance of the Franklin Falls ...
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BHI Woods Reserve recognized as part of national Old-Growth Forest Network
A 191-acre conservation site on an exclusive Brunswick County island is part of a national network to promote conservation of ...
These national park trails were created by America’s first Black soldiers
Follow in the footsteps of the Buffalo Soldiers, who guarded parks and created trails in Yosemite, Sequoia, and Hawai’i ...
Critical height sampling: A model-free method for efficient forest volume estimation
Accurate forest volume estimation is crucial for sustainable forest management, but the most commonly used methods often rely ...
Scientists decode the DNA of one of America's most iconic trees, the white oak
Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one ...
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‘A Cascading Effect’: Forest Service, Park Service Workers who Lost Jobs Amid Mass Layoffs Explain Rippling Fallout
When Allison Borges was hired on as a weeds specialist with the U.S. Forest Service in May 2024, she was thrilled. She moved ...
Trump’s federal cuts place California’s public lands, including Yosemite, in peril | Opinion
An archeologist assigned to the Hume Lake Ranger District east of Fresno, Wingate is among thousands of US Forest Service and ...
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4 Manistee National Forest staff fired
The Manistee National Forest is being impacted by the recent abrupt federal workforce terminations of staff who have been in their role for less than two years.
Are National Monuments Back on Chopping Block?
Back in January, Trout Unlimited celebrated the designation by the Biden Administration of a Monument in northern California ...
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Explainer: What's behind a Hoosier National Forest management project controversy
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun wrote to the United States Forest Service (USFS) asking for the immediate withdrawal of a forest ...