by FSEEE | Jan 23, 2018 | Dispatch
The Trump administration is taking steps to remove Canada lynx from the threatened and endangered species list, despite a 2016 analysis by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that found the cats will disappear from much of their range in the contiguous U.S. by the end...
by FSEEE | Jan 19, 2018 | Dispatch
An exotic fungus that is laying waste to bat populations in North America may share a fatal flaw with Dracula—it can’t stand light. Researchers with the Forest Service and the University of New Hampshire found that ultraviolet light kills the pathogen that causes...
by FSEEE | Jan 5, 2018 | Dispatch
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue delivered another message to his employees yesterday, emphasizing that his “OneUSDA” initiative will entail changes that “may be drastically different than the old ways of doing things.” Three days ago, the Office of the Secretary...
by FSEEE | Jan 3, 2018 | Dispatch
Goodbye “Forest Service,” hello “OneUSDA?” That seems to be the directive issued yesterday by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue in a holiday greeting to employees in his department. In his three-minute message, Perdue says that the individual offices and agencies...
by FSEEE | Dec 28, 2017 | Dispatch
California water regulators say Nestlé Waters North America is extracting millions of gallons of water from the San Bernardino National Forest to sell in bottles without legal authority to do so. In a report released on December 20, the California State Water...
