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California's Ranch Fire burned 459,123 acres in 53 days; eight years later, crews planted 71,000 seedlings across the scar in eight days

Eight years after California's devastating Ranch Fire burned more than 459,000 acres, the US Forest Service and partner organisations planted 71,000 conifer seedlings in just eight days. The reforestation effort is part of a long-term plan to restore damaged forest, reduce future wildfire risk and support natural recovery across the…

The Times of India

Suspect caught living for 8 years among a half-ton of trash in Arizona national forest, feds say

First in The Independent: Mark Aaron Gatz, 65, is facing prison time in what one U.S. Forest Service officer described as ‘possibly one of the worst residential cases he has seen’

The Independent UK

Novice climber rescued after surviving 1,500ft fall down California mountain

The woman, 31, suffered some injuries but was found alert and in good spirits on Mount Shasta, officials said

The Guardian - US

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Lake Tahoe residents ‘horrified’ by plans to spray cancer-linked glyphosate in public lands

Federal agency to use herbicide to clear lands for replanting after 2021 Caldor fire – but public reaction to plan is fierce

The Guardian - US

Tribes sue to halt exploratory drilling in Black Hills near sacred ceremonial site

Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government, bidding to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred ceremonial site in the Black Hills

The Independent UK

Trump's science purge harms the nation

The abrupt firing of the board comes at a time of climate crisis and international competition

Salon

‘Illegal’ forest service overhaul risks causing ‘chaos’ across US public lands, union claims

The restructuring will close all regional offices, which manages 193m acres of land, roughly the size of Texas

The Guardian - US

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Moving The Forest Service to Salt Lake City Puts It At The Heart of Public Lands Opposition And Is a Bad Idea

The Trump Administration recently announced that it was going to move the Forest Service headquarters from Washington D.C. to Salt Lake City, which puts it firmly in public lands enemy territory.

RideApart

Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites

The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul

The Independent UK

Groups take opposite stands on Green Mountain National Forest logging in Vermont

The owner of a Vermont silent retreat says U.S. Forest Service logging next door has shattered the quiet and led her to relocate

The Independent UK

Apache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over for copper mining

The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete

The Independent UK

Firefighting plan that tripped up spending package back on track - Roll Call

A dispute over a Trump administration plan to consolidate federal firefighting operations may be close to resolution.

Roll Call

One of Polaris' Trail Grants Is Going to Helping Avalanche Mitigation

After budget, personnel, and funding cuts throughout the US Forest Service and BLM, which help mitigate and forecast seasonal avalanches, Polaris' Trail Grants program stepped in.

RideApart

onX Just Updated Its Avalanche Information, Just In Time for Snowmobiling Season

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The Guardian - US

Outcry as Trump plots more roads and logging in US forests: ‘You can almost hear the chainsaws’

Critics say move to axe Bill Clinton’s ‘roadless rule’ that protected key old-growth forests will be devastating to environment

The Guardian - US

Ohio’s sole national forest could be wiped out as Trump targets land for logging

Over 80% of Wayne national forest classified as suitable for logging, drawing concern from locals

The Guardian - US

California firefighters race to protect ancient sequoia trees as wildfire spreads

Garnet fire threatens historic grove in Sierra national forest as it moves through Fresno county at 14% containment

Capital & Main

Forest Service Cuts Leave Firefighters Mowing Lawns While Morale Craters

Crews say layoffs and resignations have left them stuck with duties far from the fire line.

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Reason

How Overregulation Burned Out Competition in the Fire Retardant Industry

Companies chose to exit the market rather than deal with the excessive regulations baked into the industry.

The Independent UK

Grand Canyon blaze shows how managing a fire can go suddenly sideways

U.S. land managers have long known that they have a problem on their hands with overgrown forests and persistent drought

Al Jazeera

Grand Canyon Lodge destroyed in wildfire: What happened, what’s the latest?

Buildings at the historic lodge on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon are among dozens destroyed.

The Independent UK

The Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that's sacred to Apaches

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Apaches who want to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred

The Independent UK

Trump plan to unify wildfire work targets inefficiencies but former officials warn of chaos

President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to merge the government’s wildland firefighting efforts into a single agency to increase efficiency

Salon

Trump fires workers who fight wildfires

The White House and DOGE have sought to eliminate thousands of jobs from the Forest Service

The Guardian - US

Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber

President’s move to expand tree cutting across 280m acres evades rules to protect endangered species

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