Boosting timber harvesting in national forests while cutting public oversight won’t fix America’s wildfire problem

While cutting trees can help reduce the severity of future fires, it has to include thinning in the right places to make a difference. Without oversight and public involvement, increasing logging ...
The Source Weekly

Discover Your Forest to Host Winter Volunteer Information Night

Discover Your Forest, the non-profit partner of the Deschutes National Forest, is hosting the annual Winter Volunteer Information Night for volunteers who are interested in winter volunteer ...
KTVZ

Ochoco National Forest plans prescribed burn in Maury Mountains and over a month of pile burning around the forest

If conditions are favorable on Wednesday, fire managers with the Ochoco National Forest plan to conduct more than 3,300 acres ...
FOX 13 Utah

'Significant damage' forces closure of Dixie National Forest recreation area

A nearly perfect storm of weather-related events caused "significant damage" within the Dixie National Forest in southern ...
KTVZ

Deschutes National Forest says it’s now hiring for wildland firefighter, other seasonal fire positions

The Deschutes National Forest of the USDA Forest Service said Monday it is now hiring for several seasonal positions, ...
The Manual on MSN

Discover 10 under-the-radar places to visit in the fall

Of course, everyone knows the classic autumn hotspots, but there’s a whole world of under-the-radar destinations that deserve ...
KLCC

Logging in national forests in Oregon continues, despite government shutdown

The U.S. Forest Service plans to auction off trees in the Deschutes, Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla national forests by the end ...
The Bulletin

Federal shutdown could delay some prescribed burns

Since the federal government shutdown began last week, thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees have been furloughed — including those responsible for protecting public lands from wildfires and ...
Cleveland.com

Police dog rescues 2 children lost in national forest

The old adage says that “every dog has his day,” and boy did Knox, the K-9 police dog. Knox helped rescue two 11-year-olds who were lost in Hoosier National Forest in Indiana on Sunday. The children ...
KSDK

Massive snake migration shuts down miles of Illinois road

UNION COUNTY, Illinois — Around 35 species of snakes have shut down nearly three miles of a southern Illinois road to vehicles as their bi-annual migration peaks. Thousands of snakes, as well as other ...
Oregonian

Will national parks and forests be open during government shutdown? Here’s what we know

While many public lands are still open amid the government shutdown, visitors should expect to find a mixed bag when it comes to what services are still available. Starting Wednesday, many government ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Smith: Public support of threatened Roadless Rule for national forest land is nearly unanimous

In the political realm, candidates sometimes refer to an election victory with 55% of the vote as a "landslide." What would you call 99%? Based on an assessment of recent public input, it appears ...