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 | 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...
by FSEEE | Jan 29, 2018 | Briefly
The Forest Service is scaling back an environmental review of proposed mining in northern Minnesota in a move that critics say could threaten the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness. Instead of conducting a full environmental impact statement, the Forest Service...
by FSEEE | Nov 27, 2017 | Briefly
Each year, thousands of birds are trapped after flying down ventilation pipes, chimneys, dryer vents and other types of pipes. A Wyoming-based bird advocacy group is working to change that by partnering with public land management agencies, including the Forest...
by FSEEE | Nov 20, 2017 | Briefly
The Forest Service has approved a controversial natural gas pipeline that would cut across two national forests in the Appalachian Mountains. Conservationists vowed to challenge the agency’s approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which would span more than 600...
