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UNBELIEVABLE: The forest service - The Untold Story

3 California hikers trusted AI to plan Mount Shasta climb; 8-hour trek became a 16-hour ordeal that left them injured, stranded overnight and ultimately rescued

Three novice hikers from Roseville, California, were rescued from Mount Shasta after an attempted summit climb that they had planned with substantial help from Google's Gemini AI turned into a dangerous overnight ordeal. The three men expected their ascent to take about eight hours and carried food and water based…

The Times of India

Judge orders federal logging project halted in Shawnee National Forest

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Forest Service to halt a logging project in Illinois' Shawnee National Forest

The Independent UK

Forest Service chief faces scrutiny over logging ties as Trump plans to scrap protections

Rollback of ‘roadless rule’ expected to benefit companies US Forest Service chief, Tom Schultz, previously lobbied for

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A new generation of elm trees could be equipped to beat the disease that killed the parents

A group of 6,000 young American elms in Vermont could help save one of the country’s most iconic trees

The Independent UK

Two weeks later, one of the largest recorded wildfires in North Texas history continues burning

More than 90,400 acres in Palo Pinto and Jack counties are still on fire. Containment has grown to 57%, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

The Texas Tribune

Why Trump’s plan to rescind the Roadless Rule protecting national forests will struggle in court

Over 368,000 miles of roads wind through U.S. national forests, eight times more than the entire interstate highway system. Many are heavily eroded and prone to landslides, and driving vehicles on them can spread invasive species. They need billions of dollars in repairs.

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A rare win in Indian country: how tribes drove out a mining company in one week

At the sacred prairie of Pe’ Sla in South Dakota, Indigenous and environmental groups banded together to halt drilling

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In 1971, Apollo 14 carried roughly 500 tree seeds around the Moon. 55 years later, a NASA scientist has tracked down dozens of the surviving “Moon trees” still growing across America

In 1971, Apollo 14 carried roughly 500 tree seeds around the Moon. The seeds were planted across America after returning to Earth, but NASA did not keep a complete record of their locations. A NASA scientist later began searching for the trees after a teacher asked about one in Indiana.…

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Repealing The Roadless Rule Doesn't Mean More Off-Road Trails

The Trump Administration's USDA has moved to fully repeal the 'Roadless Rule,' with public comments opening August 20th. Fire mitigation and expanded public access are said to be the drivers of its repeal, but extraction, development, and mining are the real reasons.

RideApart

Trump moves to end ‘roadless rule’ that protects millions of forest acres

The U.S. Forest Service is filing a proposal to overturn the so-called roadless rule enacted during the final days of Bill Clinton’s presidency

The Independent UK

Michigan Wildlife Officers Deny Role in ICE Arrest of Detroit Father Despite Contradicting Records

A federal court record and DHS statement place Michigan DNR officers at an ICE arrest during a family fishing trip. The agency still denies playing a role.

Latin Times

Federal Wildland Firefighters Can Wear N95 Respirators for the First Time

Federal wildland firefighters are now authorized to use N95 respirators after training, reversing decades of practice as fire season peaks.

Medical Daily

California's Ranch Fire burned 459,123 acres in 53 days; eight years later, crews planted 71,000 seedlings across the scar in eight days

Eight years after California's devastating Ranch Fire burned more than 459,000 acres, the US Forest Service and partner organisations planted 71,000 conifer seedlings in just eight days. The reforestation effort is part of a long-term plan to restore damaged forest, reduce future wildfire risk and support natural recovery across the…

The Times of India

Suspect caught living for 8 years among a half-ton of trash in Arizona national forest, feds say

First in The Independent: Mark Aaron Gatz, 65, is facing prison time in what one U.S. Forest Service officer described as ‘possibly one of the worst residential cases he has seen’

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Novice climber rescued after surviving 1,500ft fall down California mountain

The woman, 31, suffered some injuries but was found alert and in good spirits on Mount Shasta, officials said

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Lake Tahoe residents ‘horrified’ by plans to spray cancer-linked glyphosate in public lands

Federal agency to use herbicide to clear lands for replanting after 2021 Caldor fire – but public reaction to plan is fierce

The Independent UK

Tribes sue to halt exploratory drilling in Black Hills near sacred ceremonial site

Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government, bidding to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred ceremonial site in the Black Hills

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Trump's science purge harms the nation

The abrupt firing of the board comes at a time of climate crisis and international competition

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‘Illegal’ forest service overhaul risks causing ‘chaos’ across US public lands, union claims

The restructuring will close all regional offices, which manages 193m acres of land, roughly the size of Texas

RideApart

Moving The Forest Service to Salt Lake City Puts It At The Heart of Public Lands Opposition And Is a Bad Idea

The Trump Administration recently announced that it was going to move the Forest Service headquarters from Washington D.C. to Salt Lake City, which puts it firmly in public lands enemy territory.

The Independent UK

Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites

The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul

The Independent UK

Groups take opposite stands on Green Mountain National Forest logging in Vermont

The owner of a Vermont silent retreat says U.S. Forest Service logging next door has shattered the quiet and led her to relocate

The Independent UK

Apache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over for copper mining

The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete

Roll Call

Firefighting plan that tripped up spending package back on track - Roll Call

A dispute over a Trump administration plan to consolidate federal firefighting operations may be close to resolution.

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One of Polaris' Trail Grants Is Going to Helping Avalanche Mitigation

After budget, personnel, and funding cuts throughout the US Forest Service and BLM, which help mitigate and forecast seasonal avalanches, Polaris' Trail Grants program stepped in.

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