Federal officials say the memo from early April is aimed at reducing wildfire risk and ensuring a “reliable and consistent ...

The Trump administration's dramatic staffing cuts at federal lands agencies like the Forest Service are causing anxiety in ...

Forest Ranger Corenne Black has hiked more than 1,000 peaks around the world and still has a lengthy to-do list.

The UNC football program is on a long list of suitors for standout Boise State transfer linebacker Andrew Simpson.

Environmentalists decried the move, but some in the timber industry say this could boost the economy and prevent fires.

Goshawks, the largest of the accipiters, are most often seen in forests, but an adult male recently made a foray into ...

At 2:30 a.m., six rangers set out to search for the missing hiker. They were soon joined by 12 more rangers. One search crew ...

High Country ... Rocky Mountain Ranger District forestry technician, with Electra the mule. Credit: Courtesy of Michael Maierhofer Despite the hardships, forest workers say the animal-human ...

Scientist finds Jeffrey pine trees at record mountain heights, suggesting climate-driven shifts in Sierra Nevada.

About 30,000 native trees, including dwarf birch and montane willows, are to be planted at around 600m (1,968ft) on Cairn ...

A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.

UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation ...