United States Forest Service
Logging Plan, Logging Halt
A group of 22 organizations is calling for a federal judge to halt all logging in national forests until the U.S. Forest Service completes a management plan that was due three years ago. A lawsuit filed in the US District Court in San Francisco alleges that the Forest Service is violating a law that requires […]
The New Wild West
Alan Weisman reports on a local revolt against federal authority in Nevada, where a clash over endangered species protection has led to the abrupt resignation of a rising star in the National Forest Service. Residents of the remote area say they are defying the government in an effort to protect their property rights. But former […]
Update on the California fires, An
California is ablaze with more than 1,200 wildfires. The flames, touched off by lightning, are threatening the resort town of Big Sur. As the fires rage into their second week, Jason Kirchner, of the U.S. Forest Service in California, says this could be the largest number of concurrent fires in the state’s history.
Update on the California fires, An
California is ablaze with more than 1,200 wildfires. The flames, touched off by lightning, are threatening the resort town of Big Sur. As the fires rage into their second week, Jason Kirchner, of the U.S. Forest Service in California, says this could be the largest number of concurrent fires in the state’s history.