by FSEEE | Jun 18, 2018 | Dispatch
The Northwest Forest Plan, the landmark 1994 compromise designed in large part to protect northern spotted owls, will not alone be sufficient to save the deep-forest bird, according to a new scientific report. Last week, the Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research...
by FSEEE | Jun 12, 2018 | Briefly
Forest Service officials in California must decide within a month whether to reissue a permit to Nestlé to withdraw water from the San Bernardino National Forest, according to a settlement agreement reached last week. Nestlé extracts millions of gallons of water from...
by FSEEE | Jun 7, 2018 | Dispatch
The Trump administration is working with Alaska state government officials on plans to exempt the Tongass National Forest from a rule that forbids new road construction in wild areas. Forest Service interim Chief Vicki Christiansen said in congressional testimony...
by FSEEE | Jun 5, 2018 | Dispatch
A Forest Service plan to regulate snowmobile use on California’s Tahoe National Forest is generating heated responses from those who want free rein to ride the machines where they wish. Some of those who have voiced support for placing limits on where snowmobiles can...
by FSEEE | Jun 1, 2018 | Briefly
Utah Sen. Mike Lee has introduced a bill that would open wilderness areas to mountain bikes, matching similar legislation making its way through the House of Representatives. Lee’s bill would give federal land managers a two-year window to determine whether mountain...
by FSEEE | May 30, 2018 | Sound Off
Every now and then, the Forest Service does the right thing when it comes to reining in irresponsible target shooting. Kudos to staff with the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon for listening to local residents and declaring recreational shooting off limits at a site...
by FSEEE | May 25, 2018 | Briefly
What’s some people’s idea of a good time? Taking that four-wheel drive and tearing through a wild meadow! The latest incident of illegal “mud bogging” on national forests has done extensive damage to a wet meadow in Idaho. Boise National Forest officials believe the...
by FSEEE | May 22, 2018 | In Depth
On June 20, 2010, someone (authorities never found the culprit) left a campfire unattended in the forested mountains just north of Flagstaff, Arizona. The day was sunny and warm, with a stiff afternoon wind blowing in from the southwest—perfect conditions for a...
by FSEEE | May 16, 2018 | Dispatch
Conservationists are challenging a proposed old-growth timber sale on Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, saying it would harm wildlife, curtail tourism and cost taxpayers millions. The project calls for logging more than 500 acres of old-growth forest on North Kuiu...
by FSEEE | May 11, 2018 | Dispatch
A new survey shows that voters in Montana increasingly favor protecting public lands and are largely opposed to efforts by their congressional representatives to rescind protections for wild stretches in the state. The survey of 500 registered voters, commissioned by...
