Forest Service Reorganization Plan Announced

Forest Service Reorganization Plan Announced

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...
Fire Retardant in Wine Country

Fire Retardant in Wine Country

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...
Judge Halts Illegal Logging Project in Montana

Judge Halts Illegal Logging Project in Montana

Federal Judge Dana Christensen halted the Horsefly Vegetation Project in the Little Belt Mountains in Lewis and Clark National Forest. Judge Kathleen DeSoto had ruled that both the Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hadn’t properly considered a...