U.S. Forest Service Plans For Post-Wildfire Issues

Even before the fires start, some folks in the U.S. Forest Service have planned for what to do when they’re extinguished. In the case of the Pony and Ash Creek fires in eastern Montana, federal Burn Area Emergency Recovery crews have already spent almost $1.7 million...

USFS Taking Action On Invasive Species

The U.S. Forest Service announced on December 5 the publication of its first ever national-level direction on the management of invasive species across aquatic and terrestrial areas of the National Forest System. “Invasive species cost the American public an estimated...

President Pushes Forest Community Funding

President Obama’s 2012 budget proposal calls for a five-year extension of an act that provides funding to historically forest-dependent communities that have been impacted over the last several decades by downturns in the forest products industry. The Secure Rural...