by FSEEE | May 7, 2026 | In the News, FS Reorganization
The unfolding Forest Service reorganization targets important scientific facilities along with ongoing research projects. Current nationwide Forest Service research stations will be consolidated down to the Rocky Mountain Research Station in Colorado, and 75% of...
by FSEEE | Mar 31, 2026 | In the News
The Forest Service has announced it will move its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, Utah, and begin “a sweeping restructuring of the agency to move leadership closer to the forests and communities it serves.” The Forest Service posted...
by FSEEE | Feb 2, 2026 | In the News, Dispatch, Fire Truth
Judge Michael McShane, chief judge for the U.S. District Court of Oregon, struck down a 34-year-old environmental-law exemption used for wildfire logging. As reported by Alex Baumhardt for the Oregon Capital Chronicle, McShane’s ruling reversed recent Forest...
by FSEEE | Jan 24, 2026 | In the News
Congress provides no funding for new agency. The Department of the Interior recently announced the next steps in establishing the U.S. Wildland Fire Service and named Brian Fennessy to lead the new agency, even though the final version of the Congressional...
by FSEEE | Aug 28, 2024 | Briefly, In the News
The Point Fire burned 1,200 acres in Sonoma County in June. Lago di Merlo Vineyards lost a few vines to the fire, but it faces an uncertain future after an errant fire retardant drop painted a 20-acre swath of grapevines bright red. The Press Democrat reports that...
