The Latest Breaking News from US Forest Service

The western United States is facing another destructive wildfire season, with more acres burned in Colorado alone in 2025 than in the past four years combined. If global warming continues on its current trajectory, the amount of forest area burned each year could double or even triple by midcentury.

After a historic land buyback by the US Forest Service, Tlingit crew members are demolishing culverts to restore streams, salmon runs and cultural history deep in the Tongass national forest

Wildfires in the Carolinas have been fueled by dry and warm weather and leftover hurricane debris

The U.S. has historically imported timber from China and Canada

US Forest Service Chief Randy Moore announces retirement due to recent mass firings of federal workers during Trump administration.

Forest Service layoffs raise concerns about wildfire prevention and public safety in the American West due to reduced resources and staffing cuts.

The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources will be available to help prevent and fight wildfires

As wildfires get worse, firefighters are struggling to combat blazes and remain in a job with poor labour conditions.

As wind-driven wildfires spread through the Los Angeles area in January 2025, fire-spotting technology and computer models were helping firefighters understand the rapidly changing environment they were facing.