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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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Forest Service Reorganization
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...
Wildfire Research and Response Face Uncertain Future
As communities across the western United States endure a severe wildfire season following an unusually dry winter, the research that supports...
Trump Cuts the Labs That Study Wildfire Smoke
In Ely, Minnesota, last week, the Air Quality Index (AQI) hit 797.5, nearly triple the threshold for "hazardous," and the highest reading the...
In Depth
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...
Oregon Lawsuit Argues Decades of BLM Land Plans Were Never Valid
A single logging project in western Oregon has become the test case for a legal theory that, if it holds up in court, could put the management...
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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,...
Wildfire Research and Response Face Uncertain Future
As communities across the western United States endure a severe wildfire season following an unusually dry winter, the research that supports...
Canadian Town Grants Legal Rights to Trees
In June, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, a town in Quebec, Canada, became the first municipality in the world to sign on to the Universal Declaration of...
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...
Fire Truth
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...
Courthouse News Covers FSEEE’s Fight Over Toxic Fire Retardant
Courthouse News Service reported on oral arguments in FSEEE's federal lawsuit challenging the...
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