One Step Closer to Erasing Trump Rule

One Step Closer to Erasing Trump Rule

Greenwire reports that the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) submitted a new rule for White House review, a step toward undoing a Trump administration rule redefining critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act. The new rule would cancel the Trump-era rule that...
State Park is First on Forest Service Land

State Park is First on Forest Service Land

Colorado’s 43rd state park is the first of its kind — it sits on Forest Service land. In 2021, the White River National Forest took ownership of the 488-acre Sweetwater Lake parcel adjacent to the Flat Tops Wilderness. The state park designation is the result of work...
Plan Falls Short on Wilderness Recommendation

Plan Falls Short on Wilderness Recommendation

Gallatin National Forest lies at the northwest corner of Yellowstone National Park. Along with Custer National Forest, it encompasses more than 3.3 million acres, including the Absaroka-Beartooth and Lee Metcalf wilderness areas. The final Custer Gallatin Land...
Forest Service Adopts 10-year Wildfire Strategy

Forest Service Adopts 10-year Wildfire Strategy

The next issue of Forest News is at the printer’s. Here’s a preview: The Department of Agriculture and the Forest Service have launched a “comprehensive response to the nation’s growing wildfire crisis.” The 10-year strategic plan outlines “the need to...