Foss Park District commissioners vie for County Board seat

Vance Wyatt is currently the treasurer of the city of North Chicago, as well as a commissioner for the Foss Park District. Wyatt has previously been on the Lake County Board, appointed to the District ...
KTVZ

Fire risk reduction: Deschutes National Forest set to begin over 11,000 acres of spring prescribed burning

The Deschutes National Forest said Wednesday that firefighters plan to start spring understory prescribed burning season as early as next week, if conditions become favorable. The forest hopes to ...
KTVZ

Deschutes National Forest plans 11,000 acres of spring prescribed burning; health officials urge smoke readiness

The Deschutes National Forest said Wednesday that firefighters plan to start spring understory prescribed burning season as early as next week, if conditions become favorable. At the same time, ...
WXPR

A piece of the Northwoods will have a home at a national center highlighting conservation history

The National Conservation Legacy Center being built by the National Museum of Forest Service History will highlight the ...
Evansville Courier & Press

Shawnee National Forest hiring seasonal workers

The Shawnee National Forest is hiring seasonal workers for the upcoming recreation season, according to a community announcement. Officials are seeking applicants to fill various positions, including ...
WESH

Heavy smoke from Ocala National Forest fire affecting traffic and boating in the area

The U.S. Forest Service has reported a fire in the Ocala National Forest on Saturday, east of FL-19 along Lake George. The Bills Branch fire is burning about 5 miles south of Salt Springs in Marion ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Santa Fe National Forest pine species under threat, but protections remain informal

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. When Sam Hitt first saw his favorite white pine in the Santa Fe National Forest about a decade ago, he stopped ...
ARLnow.com

New ‘innovation district’ in National Landing promotes business, defense partnerships

A new “innovation district” seeking to promote public-private partnerships has launched in Crystal City, Pentagon City and Potomac Yard. The National Innovation Quarter, or “National IQ,” promises “to ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Nantahala National Forest wildfire grows to 230 acres. See update

The Winding Stairs Alpha Fire in Nantahala National Forest has grown to 230 acres with 90% containment, the U.S. Forest Service announced Feb. 11. Crews have been fighting the blaze since it was first ...
CounterPunch

Lawsuit Challenges Massive, Decades Long Logging/Burning Project in Nevada’s Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

WHAT: Three conservation advocacy groups sued the U.S. Forest Service for approving logging and burning throughout Nevada’s Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in violation of the National Environmental ...
WSPA

Crews continue battling wildfire in Nantahala National Forest

MACON COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — U.S. Forest Service (USFS) crews are assisting firefighters in containing a wildfire that started in the Nantahala National Forest Monday morning. The Winding Stairs Alpha ...
VTDigger

Public pushes back on US Forest Service proposal to use controlled burns in Green Mountain National Forest

The U.S. Forest Service’s plan to conduct controlled burning over the next 15 years in areas near popular recreation spots Lake Dunmore and Silver Lake has faced public opposition during a comment ...