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Logging on public lands has increased despite President Biden's forest protection efforts
As logging increases in old-growth U.S. forests, there is concern among scientists and conservation groups that the Biden ...
Southern California wildfire burns homes and businesses: 'We suffered great damage'
Fire crews were making progress, but flames continued to "creep and smolder" in Ventura, California. And winds could kick up ...
'Range of Light National Monument' in Central California gaining traction and push back
A group is pushing to create the Range of Light National Monument in Fresno, Madera and Mariposa counties to preserve the ...
‘Drill, baby, drill!’ and climate change denial: California braces for a Trump environment
As a candidate, President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly professed his love of clean air and water, but he also dismissed ...
Record-setting dry conditions threaten more US wildfires, drinking water supplies
Record-setting dry conditions in some parts of the U.S. are raising fears of new wildfires and also could threaten drinking ...
Fire crews on both US coasts battle wildfires; 1 death in New York-New Jersey fire
A New York forest ranger died battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and New York amid dry conditions that have prompted air quality warnings in both states, authorities said Sunday. The ...
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US Forest Service Stops Prescribed Burns In California
This week, the U.S. Forest Service directed its employees in California to stop prescribed burning “for the foreseeable future,” a directive that officials said is meant to preserve staff and ...
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US Forest Service announces hiring freeze of over 2,000 seasonal workers
20 million of which make up California's 18 national forests. The Forest Service has done away with about 8,000 positions in the past 20 years, Moore said at the meeting. In an August blog post ...
Forest Service to hold Women in Wildfire training camp in Northern California
Women looking for a career change have a unique opportunity coming up as the U.S. Forest Service will be holding a wildfire ...
Braving sharks and hordes of urchins, scientists are growing kelp one forest at a time
The weathered UC Davis Marine Laboratory looms in thick fog on the edge of the ocean near Bodega Bay. Inside, an experiment is playing out that ...
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US Forest Service acquires 19 acres of land in Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
the US Forest Service said in a statement Monday. According to the USFS, the newly gained parcel is located in the Green Mountain area south of US Hwy 82 (Independence Pass Road) and north of ...