u.s. forest service

Officials with the U.S. Forest Service are advising the public to be cautious when visiting the National Forest this winter.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee is resurrecting an old idea to shake up the Forest Service: Get the agency out of the Department of Agriculture.

More than a dozen wildfires are burning in the National Forestlands of Central Washington after a dry lightning storm moved over the region on Sunday night.

Last week, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a new directive prioritizing land use efficiency when evaluating proposals for power generation projects on National Forest System Lands.

Campfires in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest will be limited starting Friday. The U.S. Forest Service - Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest says it is implementing Stage 1 Fire Restrictions due to lack of spring rains and recent hot weather drying out forest fuels and increasing fire danger...

A new report shows the health of Oregon’s forests, following years of drought and historic wildfires.  And researchers are relying on aerial fly-overs to gather critical data.  Oregon’s Department of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service work together...

USDA announced $23 million in grants to support transporting hazardous fuels, such as dead or downed trees, from national forests to processing facilities.  Through the USDA Forest Service’s Hazardous Fuels Transportation Program, these grants will reduce the hazardous fuels that pose wildfire threats to communities, critical infrastructure and recreation areas.  Unlike high-v...

Cuts to the federal workforce will have a greater impact on rural Oregon.  Oregon is home to more than 28,000 federal employees.  Gail Krumenauer, an economist at the Oregon Employment Department, said, based on the population, federal workforce cuts in rural counties will have a greater impact because they have a higher percentage of federal workers.   "It does t...

The U.S. Forest Service is cautioning visitors about changing snow conditions caused by warmer weather. Forest Service officials say trails might be icier during the morning hours due to daytime snowmelt that creates water which freezes during the night...

The U.S. Forest Service is reminding visitors and recreationists not to disturb wildlife during the winter months. Forest officials say winter is always a time of higher stress for forest animals for several reasons, primarily because food is scarce and animals must rely heavily on their stored body fat to survive...