Active NC wildfires burning 600 acres in four US National Forests, officials say
Wildfires active Sunday in four North Carolina’s National Forests include the largest outside the mountains now in Uwharrie ...
Now it’s ‘log, baby, log’ as Trump eyes US national forests
Green groups say increased logging would devastate wildlife habitats and fuel climate change. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests
President Donald Trump has promised to “drill, baby, drill.” Now, he also wants to log. To continue reading, log in or ...
Top official at White River National Forest, the U.S.’ most-visited national forest, takes federal buyout
The U.S. Forest Service is now tasked with finding someone who fits Fitzwilliams’ pay grade who can replace him in an interim ...
After thousands terminated from US Forest Service, some WNC-based staff are reinstated
Some Western North Carolina U.S. Forest Service employees who were fired in a dramatic purge of federal workers have had ...
Fired US Forest Service and National Park Service workers say cuts will be felt on fire lines
It's going to be a United States problem. I mean, there are several states ... Line Fire that burned more than 44,000 acres ...
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How national parks and forests could suffer as a result of federal firings
Understaffing has also been a concern for the U.S. Forest Service, said Owen Wickenheiser, a former wilderness and climbing ranger at the Okanagan Wenatchee National Forest in Washington state.
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US Forest Service worker firings threaten Helene recovery in WNC, workers say
“I just wasn’t expecting it to be this soon.” Asheville is headquarters to the U.S. Forest Service's four national forests in ...
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Top official in America's most-visited national forest takes federal buyout
Scott Fitzwilliams, supervisor of the White River National Forest, has decided to opt into deferred resignation early buyout ...
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Fired US Forest Service and National Park Service workers say cuts will be felt on fire lines
When unemployed marine biologist Lanny Flaherty poked his head into the ranger's station at the Wallowa Whitman National Forest ... to ensuring that the United States has the strongest and most ...