Some 14,800 wildfires have burned 1,105 square miles so far this year — well above the 10-year average, according to data ...

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) logo. (Department of Government Efficiency via Bay City News) MENDOCINO CO., 3/19/25 — If you are a federal employee who has received a dismissal notice from ...

Concerns from lawmakers in the Pacific Northwest come after the USDA and the USFS published their annual wildfire summary of 2024, stating, “In 2024, Oregon and Washington faced one of the most ...

The states are dry or under drought, and a burn ban is in place because of conditions that can cause wildfires to spread.

ASHEVILLE— The USDA Forest Service is currently offering salvage timber contracts to remove downed but still commercially usable trees left in the wake of Hurricane Helene on up to 2,200 acres ...

WASHIGNTON, DC – This week, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, USDA Forest Service Chief Randy Moore, and Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) CEO Mark Emmerson announced a $75 ...

In March 2025, social media users claimed (archived) that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had rehired ... Hay, Andrew. "US Forest Service Fires 3,400 Workers, Park Service Cuts 1,000." ...

On Friday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollin s bragged on social media platform X about the cancellation of a $600,000 grant for Southern University in Louisiana, touting that her department had ...

It turns out thousands of federal employees will be paid for a month of not working after being fired by Elon Musk’s ...

Trump administration cuts to public land agencies spark concerns for summer travelers as staffing shortages loom.

The potential loss of Forest Service rangers would reduce security at those natural areas and could lead to additional cuts ...

In Valley County, Idaho, the Forest Service is the area’s third largest employer. A union steward there reported nearly four dozen layoffs.