by FSEEE | Apr 10, 2018 | Dispatch
Opponents of a $3.5 billion natural gas pipeline have taken to the trees in an effort to stop the controversial project, which would transect the Appalachian Mountains. Since late February, protesters have stationed themselves in trees in the Jefferson National Forest...
by FSEEE | Apr 5, 2018 | Dispatch
A subspecies of martens that lives along the Pacific Coast in California and Oregon will likely go extinct if nothing is done to help the animals, according to a study released this week. Pacific martens once lived in coastal forests throughout Oregon and northern...
by FSEEE | Mar 21, 2018 | Briefly
Bureau of Land Management officials secured bids yesterday for oil and gas leases on dozens of parcels in Utah, including land near the Bears Ears, Canyons of the Ancients and Hovenweep national monuments. Oil and gas companies offered nearly $1.5 million for the...
by FSEEE | Mar 15, 2018 | Briefly
A rare salamander found only in rugged terrain along the Oregon-California border should be protected under the Endangered Species Act, conservationists contend. Long and brown with white speckles, the Siskiyou Mountains salamander lives in two populations, one in...
by FSEEE | Mar 9, 2018 | Dispatch
A Forest Service manager with a background in wildfire management was tapped yesterday to lead the agency after the resignation of Chief Tony Tooke earlier this week. Vicki Christiansen has worked with the Forest Service since 2010, most recently as Deputy Chief for...
by FSEEE | Mar 8, 2018 | Sound Off
With the Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service all without permanent directors, it’s anyone’s guess when the Forest Service can expect a new chief to replace the retired Tony Tooke. Here are FSEEE’s office...
by FSEEE | Mar 6, 2018 | Dispatch
A recently established national monument in Southern California is being overrun—not by people, necessarily, but by feral cattle and pit bulls. President Obama created the Sand to Snow National Monument outside of Palm Springs in February 2016. Since then, visitors...
by FSEEE | Mar 1, 2018 | Dispatch
A Forest Service proposal released today calls for rerouting a trail in Montana that crosses private land. That trail and others in the Crazy Mountains have been the focus of long-simmering disputes between the agency and local landowners. The plan calls for building...
by FSEEE | Feb 26, 2018 | Dispatch
Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced last week that a wild stretch of mountains in southwestern Oregon will remain protected from strip mining, handing conservationists a rare public-lands victory under the Trump administration. Panama-based Red...
by FSEEE | Feb 22, 2018 | Briefly
Forest Service officials in Colorado this week released a plan to implement visitation restrictions for Hanging Lake, a turquoise-tinted pond in the Rocky Mountains and one of the most popular hiking destinations in the state. As many as 1,000 people visit the lake...
