The “Make Forests Healthy Again Act” directs IDL to expand partnership with Forest Service to increase management activities and reduce fire risk in Idaho’s forests.

With the summer tourism season on the horizon, a bipartisan group of Western Slope state lawmakers is warning of “serious ...

The U.S. Forest Service has commenced work on rebuilding power lines in the Clinch Ranger District, located in Wise County, Virginia.

Combined, it is an area larger than California and amounts to 59% of Forest Service lands. Most of those forests are considered to have high wildfire risk, and many are in decline because of ...

A coalition of conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service on March 27, alleging the violation of three federal laws. The lawsuit alleges that one of the justifications for increased timber ...

As of late Sunday morning, the Big Ridge Fire in Rabun County was about 8% contained. The U.S. Forest Service - Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, said that thousands of acres were impacted ...

The US District Court for the District of Idaho dissolved a 2022 injunction after the US Forest Service conducted a new environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act that ...

It has not threatened any residents and is in a wilderness area of Afton. Right now, he says the U.S. Forest Service is one scene. He said rugged terrain makes it difficult to contain.

Casey also said between the U.S. and N.C. Forest Service, along with local crews, the operation was well-staffed for the fire. However, that does not mean additional help isn't needed.

Since the beginning of Trump’s second term Jan. 20, the administration has fired around 2,300 employees from the Interior Department and 3,400 from the U.S. Forest Service. On March 13 ...