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Forest Service Fails to Protect Fens
by Ann Vileisis The U.S. Forest Service recently denied a petition brought by 27 conservation groups from 14 states urging the agency to adopt...
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...
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...
Project 2025: What is the Plan for Public Lands?
Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise is the pro-Trump playbook produced as the centerpiece of the Heritage Foundation’s Project...
In Memoriam: Carroll B. Williams Jr., Forest Service Pioneer
Caroll Burns Williams Jr., who died March 1 at the age of 94, was the first African American scientist hired by the Forest Service. He was...
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Analysis Recommends Limits on Old-Growth Logging
In the Forest Service old-growth analysis released in June, the Biden administration recommends restricting — but not eliminating — old-growth...
Cheatgrass
'One of the most significant ecological crises facing land managers in the arid West' A report published in January, Cheatgrass Invasions:...
Old-Growth Forests
Can the Forest Service Kick its 100-year Addiction to Logging? President Biden was widely praised for Executive Order 14072, which ordered the...
Fire Truth
‘Wildfire Retardant is Laden With Toxic Metals’
The calendar reminds me that this is the time of year for nonprofits to ask their members for a...
Fire Escapes Containment; Retardant Proves Ineffective
The Darlene 3 Fire started Tuesday, June 25, a mile from the town of La Pine, Oregon, near Bend....
Cheatgrass
'One of the most significant ecological crises facing land managers in the arid West' A report...
Burned Redwoods Recover From 2020 Fire
In August 2020, the CZU Lightning Complex fire burned through Big Basin Redwoods State Park near...
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