by Web Editor | Jun 13, 2014 | News, News/PR
A Montana federal judge has ruled that the Gallatin National Forest can log certain sections of trees that were burned in the Millie Fire two years ago. Last week, U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen of Missoula ruled that two environmental groups failed to prove...
by Web Editor | Jun 11, 2014 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released information showing how limited federal firefighting budgets have impacted states over the last two fiscal years (FYs 2012 and 2013). The state-by-state report provides examples of how funding for local wildfire...
by Web Editor | Jun 4, 2014 | News, News/PR
Pine beetles are obliterating forests throughout Colorado and the U.S. West, draining budgets as property values decline and threatening tourism at national parks, including the home of Mount Rushmore. Voters in Colorado communities raised taxes to protect ski resorts...
by Web Editor | May 30, 2014 | News, News/PR
The 2013 wildfire season in Idaho was one of the worst on record, with three massive fires destroying homes and forcing thousands of evacuations. According to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, the Pony, Elk, and Beaver Creek fires burned a total of nearly...
by Web Editor | May 14, 2014 | News, News/PR
A major Oregon timber project in a Northeastern national forest will be enjoined, but the impact on logging remains unclear. A federal appeals court has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service unlawfully approved the 29,000-acre project in Oregon’s Wallowa-Whitman National...
