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January 31, 2023

West Virginia national forest to provide US Capitol Christmas tree

The West Virginia national forest will provide the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree this year. The tree is picked from a different forest every year and will be displayed on the west lawn.

January 26, 2023

Road-building, logging restrictions reinstated for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

The U.S. is reinstating road-building and logging restrictions on the country’s largest national forest Tongass National Forest located in Alaska.

January 9, 2023

Feral cows in NM face removal from Gila National Forest

New Mexico has proposed a plan to remove its feral cows from Gila National Forest due to the damage they cause. The measure may use lethal methods to remove the cows.

January 6, 2023

Forest Service proceeds with Indiana logging project despite environmental concerns

The U.S. Forest Service is expected to proceed with plans for loggings and controlled burnings in parts of Indiana's Hoosier National Forest.

December 22, 2022

Arizona agrees to take down shipping container border wall to settle Biden lawsuit

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will halt construction of a border wall built of shipping containers after reaching an agreement with the Biden administration.

December 7, 2022

Ford F-150 Lightning joins the U.S. Forest Service fleet for first test

The U.S. Forest Service has purchased three Ford F-150 Lightning pickups for evaluation as it plans to transition to an all-electric fleet starting in 2027.

November 22, 2022

ME officials close to land use agreement for protecting rural wilderness

Officials in Maine are nearing the closure of a land use agreement aimed to protect rural, forested areas in the northern part of the Pine Tree State from overdevelopment

November 1, 2022

Nigeria's deforestation threatens traditional medicine

Over the past 10 years Nigeria's traditional medicinal plants have become much harder to find as a result of deforestation, climate change, and overharvesting, researchers say.

October 4, 2022

Utah national forest laments sheep herd 'traffic jam' in stunning video of livestock blocking mountain pass

Video shared by Manti-La Sal National Forest in Utah shows a large sheep "traffic jam," as the herd of livestock completely covers a two lane highway, blocking at least one driver.

September 12, 2022

Montana's newest wildfire quadruples in size, but so far is not threatening homes: officials

Montana's Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest reported a new blaze dubbed the “No Grass Creek” fire that's quadrupled in size since Sunday but is so far not threatening homes.