Forest Service Layoffs and Frozen Funds Increase the Risk From Wildfires
The Trump administration’s decision to fire 3,400 workers and pause funds used for wildfire prevention comes as wildfires are ...
News Nation on MSN3d
US Forest Service layoffs raise concerns over Colorado wildfires, economy
The USFS is already critically understaffed, and further employee cuts will have real and immediate consequences for Colorado ...
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'A cascading effect' Forest Service, Park Service workers who lost jobs amid mass layoffs
When Allison Borges was hired on as a weeds specialist with the U.S. Forest Service in May 2024, she was thrilled. She moved ...
Federal funding cuts to U.S. Forest Service raise wildfire concerns in Placer County
Federal funding cuts to the U.S. Forest Service are raising concerns in Placer County about whether there will be enough ...
Hiring freeze of firefighters could be 'deadly,' Forest Service captain warns
A freeze on the hiring and onboarding of thousands of federal firefighters could have deadly consequences as the national ...
‘Slap in the face’: Oregon, Washington Forest Service employees speak on layoffs
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The United States Forest Service and the National Park Service is starting to see layoffs due to the Trump administration’s attempts to cut back on federal spending. Employees ...
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Montanans, workers warn mass Forest Service layoffs will impact public lands, recreation
Former employees say the quality of Montana's recreation, tourism and the outdoors industries will suffer after more than 300 ...
Indiana Citizen1d
TSF Story: Explainer: What’s behind a Hoosier National Forest management project controversy
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com February 18, 2025 On Feb ...
'An 8-person hugging tree': Nebraska now boasts largest cottonwood in the United States
It’s not very assuming until you get right up to it and you see how big that trunk is. You’re like ‘Holy cow, that’s a big ...
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'A lot at stake': Forest Service terminations cast uncertainty over Custer Gallatin partnerships
We don’t know our status, will our partners still be there? Will the key people that we’ve worked with for over a decade still be there. If these cuts result ...