by Web Editor | Apr 10, 2017 | News, News/PR
U.S. Forest Service officials said this month that the 20-year mountain pine beetle epidemic in the Black Hills has officially ended, but that doesn’t mean their fight against the tree-killing insects is over. In fact, an effort to limit the damage from the next...
by Web Editor | Feb 1, 2017 | News, News/PR
The devastation brought on by the Cerro Grande and Las Conchas wildfires is something no one wants to see repeated. Not only were thousands of acres of forests devastated, watersheds were choked with ash and debris for months afterwards, effecting municipal water...
by Web Editor | Aug 31, 2016 | News, News/PR
A federal lawsuit stemming from a 65,000-acre fire in Central Washington last summer challenges the U.S. Forest Service’s authority to suspend environmental laws and take emergency actions during a wildfire. A Eugene-based environmental group, Forest Service Employees...
by Web Editor | Oct 7, 2015 | News, News/PR
Massive wildfires raged across the western United States this summer, killing people and devastating entire towns. Six new projects announced recently are designed to help Arizona avoid that same fate. It’s part of the two-day Healthy Forests, Vibrant Economy...
by Web Editor | Mar 27, 2013 | News, News/PR
The Forest Service recently released the report “Future of America’s Forests and Rangelands”, providing an extensive examination of the next 50 years (2010-2060) of natural resource pressures and potential changes in forests of the United States. The report highlights...
