Let me begin by saying that these hikes, for the less adventurous, will be shorter than mine. Still… I went to two new-to-me places and had good hikes. But if ...

The hiking trails most Forest Service rangers work on feel far removed from the politics that play out in Washington, D.C. But they’re now a high-stakes political arena in the second Trump ...

Lightning-sparked flames raced through a roughly 3,000-acre tract of old-growth forest in the central Sierra Nevada during the Garnet Fire in September. Before this year, the Teakettle Experimental ...

According to a proposal solicitation posted on SAM.gov, USFS intends to acquire helicopters for the protection of public lands and to support natural resources and wildland fire management programs.

Independence Pass Foundation Executive Director Karin Teague knows how much people love Colorado’s public lands. Open May through October, the stretch of Highway 82 that spans the Continental Divide ...

A Forest Service ranger with the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center acts as bear crossing guard as visitors look on. The Trump administration is planning to close some U.S. Forest Service offices in ...

The Trump administration is planning to close some U.S. Forest Service offices in Alaska under a national reorganization announced this summer by the U.S. agriculture secretary. Public comment on the ...

US 97 Blewett Pass has been reopened between mileposts 149 and 178, according to the WSDOT. Blewett Pass was closed on September 21, due to the Labor Mountain Fire. The fire response is still ongoing, ...

OROVILLE, Calif. - A section of Forest Road 23N60 in the Plumas National Forest will close for reconstruction starting Monday, September 29. The United States Forest Service says the closure will ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the 1880s, giant cattle companies turned thousands of cattle out to graze on the ...