U.S. Forest Service

The Northwest Forest Plan has long protected vulnerable species like spotted owls in federal forests along the West Coast.

Local foresters, retired land managers and elected officials are voicing concern about the federal proposal to eliminate the nation's regional Forest Service offices in a sweeping consolidation plan.

Plans to restructure the U.S Department of Agriculture and the branches within it – including U.S. Forest Service – have city and county officials watching and waiting for the potential impacts.

The Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Region Headquarters would be closed and the Pacific Northwest Research Station would be moved to Fort Collins, Colorado.

The loss of life and property, and the damage to natural resources caused by the Big Burn did help save the U.S. Forest Service. Until that time, many detractors in Washington D.C. had called for cancellation of the "experiment." The debate over how best to prevent these summertime natural disasters, however, has continued for more than 100 years, and counting

A Trump administration reorganization of the Department of Agriculture would eliminate U.S. Forest Service regional headquarters and significantly change or eliminate some agency functions.

Effective immediately, the McCall, New Meadows and Weiser ranger district offices will temporarily close until further notice.

My good friend Jack Puckett turned 98 years old last month. He is such a great storyteller.

The state of Montana, and particularly the small gateway communities around Glacier and Yellowstone, stand to lose a lot of money when park visitation drops due to reduced opportunity.

Grizzly bear advocates are cheering two recent appeals court actions that could help preserve secure habitat for bears in northwest Montana and on all national forests.