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 ...
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US National Park workers reckon with fear, anger after layoffs
Erikka Olson spent five years building her resume with a seasonal job at California's Yosemite National Park before she ...
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'A disaster': Montanans, workers warn mass Forest Service layoffs will impact public lands
Former employees say the quality of Montana's recreation, tourism and the outdoors industries will suffer after more than 300 USFS workers were fired last week. "Who's gonna clear the trails?" ...
'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 ...
‘Slap in the face’: Oregon, Washington Forest Service employees speak on layoffs
The United States Forest Service and the National Park Service is starting to see layoffs due to the Trump administration’s ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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‘Public lands will suffer’: Idaho, home to seven national forests, loses integral forest service employees across the state to Trump terminations
Patrick Shea is worried about Idaho’s public lands. He’s concerned about the inconvenience of overgrown trails and dirty ...