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Nearly 85% of Wildfires Are Caused By People, Do You Part To Prevent Wildfires

Established in January 2026, the U.S. Wildland Fire Service represents a historic modernization of federal wildfire management within the Department of the Interior with the unific...

West Virginia Forestry, USDA Forest Service team up to improve forest health

The post goes on to explain that while the West Virginia Division of Forestry will get work done on the ground, the USDA Forest Service will continue its federal responsibilities s...

The Forest Service is too important to be a political pawn

While most folks think that the U.S. Department of Agriculture focuses on farm policy, the largest agency within USDA is the Forest Service — famous for Smokey Bear and quietly doi...

Forest Service chief defends agency’s largest reorganization in a century

This story was first published by WyoFile. PARK CITY, UTAH — The U.S. Forest Service received roughly 300 applications for the 15 new state director jobs created during a major age...

Visiting The National Forest? Know Before You Go.

As summer approaches, families are gearing up for outdoor adventures. But are they really prepared for what’s out there? Continue reading…

Pleading for routine purchases: Inside the chaos at the Forest Service in Vermont.

Partnership Aims to Reduce Wildfire Severity in Ashland, OR, Watershed

Ashland's stewardship with the U.S. Forest Service, The Nature Conservancy and Lomakatski Restoration Project started in 2010.

Forest Service OKs Idaho group’s request to use banned chainsaws in wilderness

BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Forest Service has approved an Idaho group’s request to exempt a rule in the largest wilderness area in the Lower 48 in what it says is a much-needed move t...

Forest Service expands when firefighters can use N95 masks

LOS ANGELES — Last week, the U.S. Forest Service and Department of the Interior expanded the situations in which their firefighters are allowed to wear N95 masks.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces New Chief of Natural Resources Conservation Service

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Forest Service seeks input for sweeping Helene repair project for Cherokee National Forest

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A proposed extensive and wide-reaching project will restore and repair areas of the Cherokee National Forest that Hurricane Helene damaged, and offici...

Plan adventures, store maps offline with new U.S. Forest Service app

TACOMA — June is Great Outdoors Month, and you’re in one of the best regions in the world to celebrate it.

The Forest Service says it's closing offices to cut costs. But the math doesn't add up

The Forest Service is trying to shut down research hubs because it says it needs to live within its means. But the agency plans to close facilities that cost less than $1 to rent w...

Idaho Forest Crews Are Battling A Hidden Threat Left Behind By 2024 Wildfires

Cut and reframed, what will remain of the Forest Service?

Significant changes may leave the agency present in structure but diminished in function The post Cut and reframed, what will remain of the Forest Service? appeared first on The Wi...

The Forest Management Conundrum in the United States-Part 1

This policy, though well-intentioned, was ecologically disastrous. It created unprecedented fuel accumulation, dense multi-layered forests, increased insect and disease vulnerabili...

Caribou-Targhee National Forest to start selling firewood permits

The following is a news release from the USDA Forest Service: IDAHO FALLS — The Caribou-Targhee National Forest will start selling firewood permits for personal use beginning Monda...

The Forest Service Has Closed the Most Popular Wilderness Area in America Due to Wildfire Danger

The Forest Service has temporarily closed the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness as wildfires rage through northern Minnesota The post The Forest Service Has Closed the Most Pop...

Forest Service proposes first-ever national policy for rock climbing

GIG HARBOR — The U.S. Forest Service has announced it will publish a proposed, first-ever rock-climbing directive in the Federal Register following a 30-day public comment period,...

Federal wildland firefighters get expanded access to N95 masks

The Forest Service and Interior Department will allow trained wildland firefighters to use N95 respirators on the fireline while adding decontamination protocols to reduce long-ter...

Summit Creek Fire now 46% contained, U.S. Forest Service says

"While the containment percentage has dropped slightly, we are still estimating that the fire will still be controlled by June 7," the U.S. Forest Service said.

U.S. Forest Service to Open Millions of Acres to Off-Road Vehicles

The forthcoming order echoes President Trump’s decision to repeal executive orders that have protected other public lands from vehicles for decades.

Three U.S. Forest Service Firefighters Receive Final Salute

“They showed up to make order out of chaos day after day with purpose, dedication and heart,” said U.S. Wildland Fire Service Chief Brian Fennessy

NWTF Volunteers Unite Across State Lines to Restore Public Lands

On a scorching day in Northern California, five volunteers from three NWTF chapters joined NWTF and USDA Forest Service staff to clean up an illegal dumping site near the Placervil...