by FSEEE | Apr 19, 2018 | Briefly
America’s urban forests are on the decline. Forest Service researchers found that tree cover in cities and towns dropped by about 175,000 acres per year between 2009 and 2014. That corresponds to a loss of about 36 million trees annually. Over the same period, the...
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 | 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...
