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4/30/26: We Urgently Need Your Help to Make a Stand for Clean Water
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Forest Service Reorganization: Remodel or Demolition?
The current administration has embraced the tech-bro mantra: “Move fast and break things.” Here’s a quick overview: The Forest Service is...
Former Forest Service Chiefs Attest: Americans Want Their National Forests Kept Intact
by Mike Dombeck, Dale Bosworth, Tom Tidwell, and Vicki Christiansen for The Hill. Twenty-five years ago, the Forest Service adopted one of the...
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Beavers Benefit Bats and Butterflies
Beavers are a true keystone species, so it should come as no surprise that two new studies broaden our understanding of beavers’ beneficial...
Sacrificing National Forest Land for Artificial Intelligence
In June, Republican Rep. Cliff Bentz of Oregon introduced H.R. 655, the Dalles Watershed Development Act, which would transfer ownership of...
Sacrificing national forest land for artificial intelligence
In June, Republican Rep. Cliff Bentz of Oregon introduced H.R. 655, the Dalles Watershed Development Act, which would transfer ownership of...
Republicans Weaponize CRA to Resurrect Boundary Waters Mining Threat
April 28 Update: The Senate voted 50-49 to overturn the 20-year mining ban protecting Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from mining, and...
Ag Department Makes Billion-Dollar Deal for Fire Retardant
In spite of a lack of scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of aerial fire retardant, in spite of revelations that show toxic heavy...
Featured Forests
Nantahala National Forest
Prior to the 1700s, the land encompassed by the Nantahala National Forest was inhabited by the Cherokee people. Nantahala is a Cherokee word...
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
The administrative history of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is complex, including large multi-million acre forest reserves...
Monongahela National Forest
Located in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, Monongahela National Forest encompasses 921,000 acres, with elevations ranging...
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
At 3.36 million acres, the Beaverhead-Deerlodge is Montana’s largest national forest. The Forest provides habitat for 355 species of birds,...
Allegheny National Forest
Located in northwestern Pennsylvania, the Allegheny is the state’s only national forest, established in 1923. The 514,029-acre Forest sits on...
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Beetle-Kill Trees and Wildfire
Beetle-kill trees make an easy target in the rush to defend our forests and communities from wildfire. The trees are dead and brown, so they...
Piñon-Juniper Forests
Piñon-juniper woodlands may not inspire the kind of awe that people experience among the redwoods of California or the old-growth Douglas-fir...
The Big Blowup and its Lasting Legacy
Following a fire season that started in April and grew worse during a summer of drought conditions, hurricane-force winds battered Idaho,...
Fire Truth
Can Green Firebreaks Protect Homes From Wildfire?
Strategically-planted strips of fire-resistant vegetation show promise for mitigating the spread...
Pasadena Deploys Wildfire Mitigation Goats
The Pasadena, California, City Council recently approved a plan to use sustainable goat grazing...
More Prescribed Fire in Sequoia, Sierra National Forests
The Sierra and Sequoia national forests released a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for...
Beetle-Kill Trees and Wildfire
Beetle-kill trees make an easy target in the rush to defend our forests and communities from...
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