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Defending the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to rescind the 2001 Roadless...
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The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is shaping...
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Grounds for Hope
A longtime FSEEE supporter recently confided to me that the countless assaults on our public lands and endless stories of environmental...
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...
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Roadless Rule Rescission
Defending the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule in its entirety, stripping protection from 44.7...
Roadless Rule Rescission Threatens Vital Ecosystems
A new report in Biological Conservation coauthored by David Mildrexler, Logan Berner, Beverly Law, and Mary Booth concludes, "The...
Stealth Attack on Roadless Rule Moves to Senate Floor
JUNE 10, 2026 UPDATE: The backroom ambush on our national forests has cleared its first hurdle. This morning, the Senate Energy and Natural...
In Depth
Fast Fire
As Westerners cope with the smoke and flames of another record-setting fire season, the media serves up dramatic videos of various active...
A Conversation With Jack Cohen
Dr. Jack Cohen delivered a keynote presentation at the 2026 Colorado Wildland Fire Conference in Fort Collins entitled “Community Wildfire...
Featured Forests
Olympic National Forest
Located on the Olympic Peninsula in the northwest corner of Washington, Olympic National Forest encompasses more than 2 million acres and...
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...
Forest Service Reorganization
Forest Service Reorganization Threatens Public Lands
Kirsten Stade, reporting for Steady State Herald, recently spoke with FSEEE Executive Director Kevin Hood about the reorganization taking...
Forest Service Reorganization: The Bigger Picture
[7/10/26: added update noting OPM Director's comments that further reclassifications of civil servants are likely.] [6/8/26: added update to...
News
Science Backs Prescribed Burning as the Federal Government Backs Away
A study published June 11 in Science by Stanford researchers Iván Higuera-Mendieta and Marshall Burke and covered last week by The Washington...
A Conversation With Jack Cohen
Dr. Jack Cohen delivered a keynote presentation at the 2026 Colorado Wildland Fire Conference in Fort Collins entitled “Community Wildfire...
U.S. Wildland Fire Service
‘Like Trying to Fly a Plane While You’re Building It’ by Timothy Ingalsbee The airplane metaphor has become a common theme in conversations...
Courthouse News Covers FSEEE’s Fight Over Toxic Fire Retardant
Courthouse News Service reported on oral arguments in FSEEE's federal lawsuit challenging the Forest Service's use of aerial fire retardant,...
Fire Truth
Fast Fire
As Westerners cope with the smoke and flames of another record-setting fire season, the media...
A Conversation With Jack Cohen
Dr. Jack Cohen delivered a keynote presentation at the 2026 Colorado Wildland Fire Conference in...
U.S. Wildland Fire Service
‘Like Trying to Fly a Plane While You’re Building It’ by Timothy Ingalsbee The airplane metaphor...
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