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Loggers say Roadless Rule repeal won't solve their biggest challenges: President Trump is planning to open up some of the nation's last pristine forests to road ...
npr.org/2026/10/26/nx-s1-6009247/loggers-say-roadless-rule-repeal-wont-solve-their-biggest-challenges
Fall foliage hits peak color this week in some Pa. counties: Midway through the month, time is of the essence for those who want to get a good look at the ...
pennlive.com/outdoors/2026/10/fall-foliage-hits-peak-color-this-week-in-some-pa-counties.html
Snake Road in Illinois' Shawnee National Forest is only known road in U.S. to close for reptile migration
cbsnews.com/chicago/news/snake-road-illinois-shawnee-national-forest-reptile-migration/
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Friends of Big Bear Valley | Inspiring environmental awareness, appreciation and enjoyment
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No, these photos aren't made by AI. Pixar didn't make them, either.
Meet the northern pygmy owl. A real, living bird that's fluffier than a ... Show more
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LSU's first campus was inside what is now a national forest, Curious Louisiana investigates
theadvocate.com/curious_louisiana/lsus-first-campus-was-inside-what-is-now-a-national-forest-curious-louisiana-investigates/article_83b4be1a-3543-11ed-870b-6fe50b3365cc.html
Don't rescind National Forest roadless areas, Spanberger says: When she was in Congress, Gov. Abigail Spanberger co-sponsored a failed bill to write protection ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_a22598c0-8a12-4620-b327-3876ff0042d4.html
99% oppose ending national forest rule. It may happen anyway: For 25 years, the federal rule kept new roads and most commercial logging out of some of the ...
richmond.com/life-entertainment/nation-world/travel/article_5e8d0353-0cbc-5576-bdc2-875b39e9dcf5.html
OpinionGuest Column: Georgia’s roadless forests could lose federal protections: Congress should fight efforts to allow the Trump administration to strip the 2001 ...
ajc.com/opinion/2026/10/roadless-rule-forest-service-georgia-impact/
Federal judge rules against southwest Colorado group’s attempt to claim swath of federal land
denverpost.com/2026/10/01/colorado-free-land-holders-ruling-dispute/
Killer beetles, tinderbox forests: Climate change takes center stage in SCOTUS battle over oil companies
abcnews.com/Politics/killer-beetles-tinderbox-forests-climate-change-takes-center/story
Fresh questions over Milat murders: Just off one of Australia’s busiest highways lies a sprawling pine forest where the ground is flat and full of evergreen firs ...
news.com.au/national/ivan-milat-linked-to-30-unsolved-deaths-in-nsw-parliamentary-missing-persons-inquiry/news-story/dd693f088bddd2c062d3e9b03a8ba4c8
Four decades of drought impacts on Swiss protective forests: a vanishing altitudinal gradient
frontiersin.org/journals/forests-and-global-change/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2026.1933304/full
Trump could soon make it easier for Utah ski resorts to expand. The question is: Will they?
sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/10/02/trump-roadless-rule-would-utah-ski/
Five out-of-state gas companies win rights to drill under 2,800 acres of the Wayne National Forest, achieving a long-sought goal for the industry ... Show more
Fracking industry pays $11M for first leases in Ohio’s only national forest
Fracking industry pays $11M for first leases in Ohio’s only national forest
He died Sept. 9 while battling the Austin fire in Mount Hood National Forest.Oregon to fly flags at half-staff to honor fallen wildland firefighter Oregon to fly flags at half-staff to honor fallen wildland firefighter ... Show more
Oregon to fly flags at half-staff to honor fallen wildland firefighter
Oregon to fly flags at half-staff to honor fallen wildland firefighter
A U.S. district judge ordered the Forest Service to stop logging, prescribed burns in Hoosier National Forest following a series of lawsuits ... Show more
Court halts logging and burning in part of Hoosier National Forest
Court halts logging and burning in part of Hoosier National Forest
OpinionTrump's Roadless Rule rollback puts Arizona forests at risk | Opinion: Rolling back the Roadless Rule could open protected national forests to logging and road ...
azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2026/09/17/arizona-forests-are-at-risk-opinion/91811131007/
Putrid item found dumped in state forest: A Melbourne man who removed six trailer loads of rubbish from a state forest says used nappies were one of the most ...
news.com.au/technology/environment/sustainability/sign-of-societal-decay-host-stunned-after-camper-reveals-putrid-items-found-dumped-in-state-forest/news-story/2d4d39f415b673213c5eeaa09e71092e
Judge orders federal logging project halted in Shawnee National Forest: A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Forest Service to halt a logging project in ...
independent.co.uk/news/joe-biden-illinois-indiana-north-america-trump-b3043693.html
Odisha: Five baby orangutans found in India forest spark trafficking investigation
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Federal judge orders halt to Shawnee National Forest logging project over Endangered Species Act violation
cbsnews.com/chicago/news/forest-service-shawnee-logging-indiana-bat-review/
Firefighter dies fighting Mount Hood National Forest wildfire : An investigation into the incident will be launched, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
oregonlive.com/news/2026/09/firefighter-dies-fighting-mount-hood-national-forest-wildfire.html
Trump moves to strip protections from 44M acres of national forest: The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to strip protections from 44 million acres of ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6035538-us-forest-service-trump-administration-roadless-rule-protections-stripped-44m-acres/
Tribes could co-manage ancestral forests under bill heading to Newsom’s desk: California lawmakers have voted to shift a state forest system away from commercial ...
pressdemocrat.com/2026/09/02/tribes-could-co-manage-ancestral-forests-under-bill-heading-to-newsoms-desk-2/
Trump admin moves to allow logging and construction in national forests: The "Roadless Rule" covers 45 million acres of federal lands.
abcnews.com/US/trump-admin-moves-logging-construction-national-forests/story
They fought the forest fires: Volunteer celebration in Ruhpolding honors emergency responders
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Trump Killing Roadless Rule Would Put 400 Species on 'Extinction Fast Track,' Study Finds | Common Dreams
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Fast-Growing Hawk Fire Near Reno Prompts Evacuation Warning for 90,000
A fast-growing wildfire destroying homes in northwest Reno, Nevada ... Show more
Key FactsOfficials: Hawk fire near Reno 27% contained
Aug 25, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: theguardian.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: theguardian.com
- By Monday afternoon, the blaze had burned more than 15,000 acres as over 900 personnel worked against it.
- Evacuation orders covered 23,000 people and warnings affected 40,000, compared with 90,000 Nevadans under either measure on Monday morning.
- Officials had identified 32 destroyed and six damaged homes, along with four civilian and three firefighter injuries, while no fatalities had yet been identified.
- Authorities said human activity caused the fire, but they did not know whether the act was intentional or accidental.
We do know that the fire was human-caused. We do not know if it was intentional or unintentional.— Richard Edwards, chief of the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, said.
Trump administration moves to allow logging in pristine national forests: The Forest Service is eliminating protections for the 9 million undeveloped acres ...
sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2026/08/19/trump-administration-moves-allow/
Flames from above: Drone video shows 2 growing wildfires in Umatilla National Forest
oregonlive.com/wildfires/2026/08/flames-from-above-drone-video-shows-2-growing-wildfires-in-umatilla-national-forest.html
Loggers discovered a wrecked vehicle in Tillamook State Forest containing skeletal remains, believed to be two Beaverton men missing since September 2025 ... Show more
2 Beaverton men missing nearly a year believed found in Tillamook State Forest
2 Beaverton men missing nearly a year believed found in Tillamook State Forest
2 Beaverton men missing nearly a year believed found in Tillamook State Forest
2 Beaverton men missing nearly a year believed found in Tillamook State Forest
Will families keep visiting public lands after ICE sets ‘trap’ at a swimming hole?
sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/08/13/ice-sets-trap-latino-families/
The veteran-led organization is among several nonprofits that sent in teams to help residents clean up homes demolished by the fire that has consumed nearly ... Show more
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Conservation groups appeal to halt oil and gas leasing in Alabama’s Conecuh National Forest
al.com/news/mobile/2026/07/conservation-groups-appeal-to-halt-oil-and-gas-leasing-in-alabamas-conecuh-national-forest.html
Two young forest rangers are developing the forest of tomorrow in the Harz Mountains
goslarsche.de/lokales/neue-revierleiter-stoeberhai-zorge-harz-759023.html
SFGATE Jul 17
US Forest Service employees kidnapped in intense California standoff: On Friday morning, a hostage crisis ended on Gumboot Lake, a remote lake in the Northern ...
sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-lake-hostage-standoff-22349514.php
Key FactsNorthern California Forest Workers Kidnapped and Freed
Jul 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
- Two U.S. Forest Service workers were held at gunpoint inside a rural trailer for more than 12 hours during routine fieldwork.
- The suspects, a father and adult son, were arrested while allegedly armed with firearms and knives.
- Multiple local and federal agencies, including the FBI, used drones to locate the trailer and deployed specialized teams.
- Both employees were released unharmed, and the accused now face federal kidnapping charges.
I want to say how profoundly grateful and relieved that we are that our two employees were released safely,— Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service Chief, speaking at a news conference on Friday.
A massive lightning bolt strikes the hills above Detroit Lake during Wednesday night’s thunderstorms. The remarkable image was provided by the U.S ... Show more
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Macron vows to replant Fontainebleau forest after devastating wildfires: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday vowed to replant Fontainebleau forest after ...
france24.com/en/france/20260716-macron-vows-to-replant-fontainebleau-forest-after-devastating-wildfires
Man found living in national forest surrounded by 1,000 pounds of trash: Officials
abcnews.com/US/man-found-living-national-forest-surrounded-1000-pounds/story
Typhoon Bavi disrupts transportation, events and tourist sites: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/07/09/2003860478
Some roads you drive. These, you ride. 🏍️
Athens, Ohio ranks one of the top Midwest motorcycling destinations—elevation changes, technical curves ... Show more
'Hero' boyfriend's regret after woman torn apart in horror alligator attack: Brittany Clark, 31, was killed by a 12-foot alligator while hiking in Little Big ...
themirror.com/news/us-news/hero-boyfriends-regret-after-woman-1917480
Florida dad hears daughter's bloodcurdling last screams as she's eaten by alligator
themirror.com/news/us-news/dad-reveals-hearing-daughters-blood-1917253
Campfires banned at one of Oregon’s most popular destinations as wildfire season starts early
oregonlive.com/wildfires/2026/06/campfires-banned-at-one-of-oregons-most-popular-destinations-as-wildfire-season-starts-early.html
Trees near Colorado national forest doused in gas, set on fire in attempt to start wildfire, sheriff says
denverpost.com/2026/06/17/colorado-wildfires-pike-san-isabel-arson/
Remains of Missing Scientist Melissa Casias Found–What We Know: The remains of Melissa Casias, a New Mexico national laboratory staffer, were found nearly a year ...
newsweek.com/remains-of-missing-scientist-melissa-casias-found-what-we-know-12015477
Missing US scientist’s body found ‘skeletonized’ with gunshot wound as grisly details emerge: report
nypost.com/2026/06/03/us-news/missing-us-scientists-body-found-skeletonized-with-gunshot-wound-as-grisly-details-emerge-report/
A plan to transfer part of Louisiana's only national forest drew outrage. What was behind it?
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/environment/cassidy-kisatchie-national-forest-grant-parish-transfer-plan/article_107ce59f-47bb-5189-aa22-0c0f8e518dc2.html
OpinionFaimon Roberts: Hand over a national forest to locals? Send that order back: Faimon Roberts: A recent proposal to hand part of LA’s only national forest to local ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/kisatchie-bill-cassidy-grant-parish/article_4900a318-947c-53bd-855c-e875f8993e80.html
Mystery of the Solska Forest: One Dromader crashed, another suffered a malfunction. Poland narrowly avoided a double tragedy
polanddaily24.com/mystery-of-the-solska-forest-one-dromader-crashed-another-suffered-a-failure-poland-narrowly-avoided-a-double-tragedy/poland-today/70115
A good Samaritan spotted a "black blob" on a trail at Francis Marion National Forest in South Carolina that turned out to be an injured otter ... Show more
Rare White-tailed Eagle: Offspring in the Aischgrund region: White-tailed eagles have been living in Bavaria again since 2001. They had been extinct for 100 ...
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Mountain lion found beneath car in California neighborhood: Wildlife officials said the healthy mountain lion was tranquilized, collared and released near ...
sfchronicle.com/california/article/mountain-lion-escondido-car-22244861.php
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes regional NSW: Weak to light shaking was felt as far afield as Sydney and Wollongong after the tremor on the edge of the Canobolas ...
9news.com.au/national/earthquake-nsw-orange-and-surrounds-shaken-by-tremor/dfadaa6f-0410-4a57-afa2-674c273dc582
grist.org Apr 27
The Trump administration wants to open precious East Coast forests to logging and mining
grist.org/regulation/the-trump-administration-wants-to-take-an-ax-to-the-easts-last-great-forests/
Ex-Penn State professor sentenced for performing sex acts in public: Police and DCNR discovered dozens of videos of the man engaging in sexually explicit acts in ...
pennlive.com/crime/2026/04/ex-penn-state-professor-sentenced-for-performing-sex-acts-in-public.html
OpinionWhat Trump’s Reorganization of the Forest Service Means for Rural America: The gutting of the agency, led by Tom Schultz, leaves lots of room for lumber ...
newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-forest-service-a-force-across-rural-america-reorganizes-under-trump
Former SWB CEO Olaf Hermes takes over Bavarian State Forests: After the aircraft factory scandal in Hangelar, Olaf Hermes drew the consequences – | and left ...
ga.de/bonn/stadt-bonn/frueherer-swb-chef-olaf-hermes-uebernimmt-bayerische-staatsforsten_aid-146864923
OpinionWhat Trump’s Reorganization of the Forest Service Means for Rural America: The gutting of the agency, led by Tom Schultz, leaves lots of room for lumber ...
newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-forest-service-a-force-across-rural-america-reorganizes-under-trump
Key FactsAnnounced Forest Service Overhaul Would Close Research Stations
Apr 7, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newyorker.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newyorker.com
- The Forest Service manages 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands across 193 million acres, the country’s second-largest public or private land base.
- The announced reorganization would halt most experimental-forest research and close research stations across the U.S. Forest Service network.
- It would also shut nine regional offices and relocate headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City.
- According to the Sierra Club, Forest Service chief Tom Schultz previously handled timber procurement and government relations at Idaho Forest Group.
Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day.— Gifford Pinchot (the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service), quoted in Bill McKibben's New Yorker piece on the Forest Service's founding ethos and its conservationist tensions.
Countryfile's John Craven leaves guest 'floored' with nostalgic surprise : John Craven reunited with a former guest of the BBC show 30 years after their initial ...
gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/countryfiles-john-craven-leaves-guest-10912834
What is Trump doing with the US Forest Service?: The Trump administration has announced it will move the service's headquarters to Utah and restructure the ...
bbc.com/news/articles/c5ywdy4lvjxo
Key FactsMajor US Forest Service Overhaul Closes Many Offices
Apr 10, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newsweek.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newsweek.com
- The Trump administration initiated a broad reorganization of the US Forest Service, closing or consolidating facilities nationwide in 31 states.
- The agency’s headquarters will move from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, accompanied by a new state-based leadership structure with 15 state directors.
- Regional offices will be eliminated and replaced by six primary Operations Service Centers to streamline command and enhance local responsiveness.
- Although some research facilities are closing, research activities will continue in centralized, collaborative environments without reducing scientific staff.
State Directors are NOT political appointees.— Stephen Vaden, USDA deputy secretary, addressing claims in a thread on X about the Forest Service’s reorganization.
Fatal accident with tree near Flensburg: Ash tree was to be felled: The fallen tree that killed three people was an ash. According to the director of the ...
faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/ungluecke/toedliches-unglueck-mit-baum-bei-flensburg-esche-sollte-gefaellt-werden-accg-200705005.html
‘Illegal’ forest service overhaul risks causing ‘chaos’ across US public lands, union claims
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/10/us-forest-service-restructure-union
Schleswig-Holstein: First shrub seed plantation in Heidmoor for reforestation: The first seed orchard for shrubs in Schleswig-Holstein is being established in ...
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Excessive demands in the dispute over the Kampenwand cable car? Here’s what conservationists and the State Forestry Office say
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Northern Thailand air crisis: Governor orders closure of nine national forests to combat ‘toxic smog’
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/04/04/northern-thailand-air-crisis-governor-orders-closure-of-nine-national-forests-to-combat-toxic-smog
One year after ice storm, northern Michigan faces lingering damage and rising fire risk
upnorthlive.com/news/local/northern-michigan-ice-storm-one-year-later-fire-risk-march-2025
Opening dates set for Monongahela National Forest developed recreation sites: Here's a list of when campgrounds and recreation sites within the Monongahela ...
wvgazettemail.com/outdoors/opening-dates-set-for-monongahela-national-forest-developed-recreation-sites/article_e99e2249-5697-4022-8d77-bf6595b0f91d.html
In a Wild Corner of the West, Elk Are Everywhere and Causing Conflict: Where Washington, Idaho and Oregon meet, elk are straying from public to private lands ...
nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/elk-pacific-northwest.html
Officials investigate the shooting of four feral horses in Arizona: Four feral horses were found shot and killed in Arizona's Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest ...
azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2026/03/13/feral-horses-shot-in-arizona-forest-investigation/89140224007/
Lohardongri iron ore project put on hold; activist ends hunger strike in Nagpur: The government has also decided to convene a meeting with the state Forest ...
indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/lohardongri-iron-ore-project-put-on-hold-activist-ends-hunger-strike-10582139/
Tour the historic Natural Bridge ahead of your visit; what you’ll see: Natural Bridge is a sandstone arch bridge that spans 78 feet, located near the Red River ...
eu.courier-journal.com/picture-gallery/travel/2026/03/05/explore-natural-bridge-in-kentuckys-daniel-boone-national-forest/88832225007/
Paintings of birds, animals, and insects come alive on the walls of Coimbatore’s Central Academy for State Forest Service
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