They see HR 622 as a complex and serious threat to public lands.
U.S. Forest Service
Posted inFebruary 20, 2017: Overdosed
Latest: Senators aim to revive rural funding
In the meantime, states tighten their belts.
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Trump’s pick for USDA head mixed on climate change
Sonny Perdue’s history shows interest in conservation and big business interests.
Posted inJanuary 23, 2017: For Which it Stands
The Forest Service relaxes restrictions on recreation
The permitting change could give guided groups more access.
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Ski areas add warm-weather options
Forest Service has made it easier for resorts to include summer activities.
Posted inDecember 12, 2016: How the Park Service is Failing Women
Latest: Roadless rule loophole for Colorado coal mine
Enviromental groups had sued over the mine’s carbon impacts.
Posted inDecember 12, 2016: How the Park Service is Failing Women
Latest: California’s tree die-off is bigger than you thought
An additional 36 million trees have died since May.
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Two lesser-known reasons to celebrate our public lands
It may be the Park Service’s 100th year, but these policies have done a lot for open space.
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Clearcutting the Tongass National Forest is dead wrong
To avert the worst climate change impacts, old forests and their massive carbon reserves must be protected.
Posted inDecember 26, 2016: Obama and the West
Where will the West’s next national monument be?
Bears Ears isn’t the only local effort to get Obama to designate protections before he leaves office.
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
An end to old-growth logging in Alaska’s Tongass?
Does a Forest Service plan to end clear-cuts of old stands go far enough?
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The 10 most expensive wildfires in the West’s history
Why suppressing wildfires costs public land agencies so much money.
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Malheur occupation impacts linger throughout the West
Sagebrush Rebellion flareups cooled off after Bundy arrests but the standoff’s effects ripple out.
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The West’s ‘new normal’: Another long season of volatile wildfires
In California and across the region, drought and heat makes for big blazes.
Posted inJuly 25, 2016: Salmon Power
Drones: the good, the bad and the ugly
As the aerial technology increases in popularity, so do its impacts.
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Arizona Rep. Grijalva targets extremism on public lands
Dozens of high-profile former federal employees sign a letter urging Congress to address Sagebrush Insurgency threats.
Posted inJune 13, 2016: Water to Dust
Federal-lands ranching: A half-century of decline
How grazing fell from its Western pedestal — and fueled Sagebrush Rebellion.
Posted inMay 30, 2016: Trial by Fire
Trial by fire
Women in the male-dominated world of wildland firefighting still face harassment, abuse and sexism.
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Can a ranch sawmill improve forest health in rural Colorado?
Cutting timber on a billionaire’s land could boost the San Luis Valley’s economy.
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Local woodcutters pitch in on forest health
How mobilizing a small army of locals could nurture grassroots support for large-scale thinning efforts.