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‘Wildfire Retardant is Laden With Toxic Metals’
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Gutting the Forest Service Workforce
Amazon announced last month that revenue forecasts require that it cut staffing at its fulfillment warehouses. “We’re forced to lay off all of...
No Safe Harbor for Water Polluters
For the sailor, a “safe harbor” provides refuge from the storm. In the law, a “safe harbor” gives legal immunity from a broad prohibition to...
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Logging Threatens Fens on White River NF
The Lakeview Project on the White River National Forest in Colorado proposes to employ “commercial thinning” in the 6,661-acre project area,...
Idaho’s Parachuting Beavers Build Forest Resilience
In 1948, Idaho Fish and Game began parachuting “nuisance” beavers into the backcountry in spring-loaded boxes that opened upon landing. The...
Forest Service Authorizes Heavy Equipment in Wilderness
“Forest Service leaders in the Pacific Northwest have authorized the use of heavy equipment and fire retardant to suppress wildfires in...
Utah Seeks Control of Federal Lands
In 2015, a Republican-led commission of Utah legislators voted to file a lawsuit challenging U.S. government control of federal lands in the...
Record Retardant Drops From Medford Air Tanker Base
Planes launched from the Medford Air Tanker Base in Oregon have dropped 1.7 million gallons of fire retardant so far this year, breaking the...
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Protecting Water Resources From Wildfire
Protecting water resources is a common justification for conducting wildfire mitigation projects on our national forests. The concern is...
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:...
Fire Truth
Protecting Water Resources From Wildfire
Protecting water resources is a common justification for conducting wildfire mitigation projects...
‘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...
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Ottawa National Forest
The Ottawa National Forest encompasses 1 million acres on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, extending from the south shore of Lake Superior to the...
Daniel Boone National Forest
Encompassing a section of the Cumberland Mountains in eastern Kentucky, the 708,000-acre Daniel Boone National Forest features some of the...
Gila National Forest
The Gila National Forest in New Mexico is home to Earth’s first wilderness area, established by the Forest Service 100 years ago today and 40...
Mount Hood National Forest
The Mount Hood National Forest encompasses 1.1 million acres, with about a third of those acres designated as wilderness within eight...
Tonto National Forest
In the Arizona Upland region of the Sonoran Desert, the Tonto National Forest enshrines a ruggedly beautiful landscape in central Arizona,...
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