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Do Muskrats Herald Twilight?
During his first term, President Trump signed into law the 30,000-acre Devil’s Staircase Wilderness, an Oregon coastal rainforest. President...
Time to Jump Ship
Transferring the U.S. Forest Service to the Department of the Interior When the Titanic was taking on water, the survivors didn’t hesitate to...
‘Wildfire Retardant is Laden With Toxic Metals’
The calendar reminds me that this is the time of year for nonprofits to ask their members for a year-end donation. Your contribution ensures...
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Daily Montanan: ‘Lawsuit Filed in Missoula Over Toxic Metals Found in Aerial Fire Retardant’
Jordan Hansen, writing for The Daily Montanan, was the first to report on FSEEE's latest aerial fire retardant lawsuit. Hansen acknowledges...
FSEEE Files Lawsuit Over Heavy Metals in Fire Retardant
Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics filed another federal lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service over the agency's use of...
Tree Diversity Reduces Impacts of Temperature Extremes
Various studies have shown that forests act as a buffer to climate extremes, creating micro-climates that support forest resilience and...
Compass Minerals Shuts Down Fire Retardant Business
In a statement to investors, Compass Minerals announced that it “has decided to wind down its fire retardant business, Fortress North...
Musk Firings Undermine Wildland Firefighting
The extralegal firing of Forest Service employees by Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” will undermine the agency’s...
In Depth
Respecting the Role of Dead Trees in the Forest
Dead trees have become a frequent target of the Forest Service in the years since the agency was forced to stop allowing clear-cut logging of...
Four More Years of President Trump
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is unprecedented. He’s the first convicted felon to be elected to the presidency after a New York...
Protecting Water Resources From Wildfire
Protecting water resources is a common justification for conducting wildfire mitigation projects on our national forests. The concern is...
Fire Truth
FSEEE Files Lawsuit Over Heavy Metals in Fire Retardant
Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics filed another federal lawsuit against the U.S....
Protecting Water Resources From Wildfire
Protecting water resources is a common justification for conducting wildfire mitigation projects...
‘Wildfire Retardant is Laden With Toxic Metals’
The calendar reminds me that this is the time of year for nonprofits to ask their members for a...
Fire Escapes Containment; Retardant Proves Ineffective
The Darlene 3 Fire started Tuesday, June 25, a mile from the town of La Pine, Oregon, near Bend....
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Bridger-Teton National Forest
The Bridger-Teton National Forest encompasses a significant portion of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the largest intact ecosystem in the...
Ottawa National Forest
The Ottawa National Forest encompasses 1 million acres on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, extending from the south shore of Lake Superior to the...
Daniel Boone National Forest
Encompassing a section of the Cumberland Mountains in eastern Kentucky, the 708,000-acre Daniel Boone National Forest features some of the...
Gila National Forest
The Gila National Forest in New Mexico is home to Earth’s first wilderness area, established by the Forest Service 100 years ago today and 40...
Mount Hood National Forest
The Mount Hood National Forest encompasses 1.1 million acres, with about a third of those acres designated as wilderness within eight...
Tonto National Forest
In the Arizona Upland region of the Sonoran Desert, the Tonto National Forest enshrines a ruggedly beautiful landscape in central Arizona,...
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