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Thousands of acres in South Carolina’s national forests could have roads built through them if the federal forest service ...
Given Congress’ recent attempt to sell public lands, it could be easy to overlook the Forest Service’s recommendation last ...
Roadless forests in Utah are far more valuable for fish and wildlife habitat and recreation than for timber production.
The Trump administration is threatening to end Roadless Rules that would open national forests to developers and extraction ...
The Trump administration says a formal notice is on the way about removing protections from these public lands. Here's what to know.
The future of roadless areas in the Bighorn National Forest and other national forest system lands is uncertain after the ...
In one of the most remote yet beautiful areas of Pennsylvania lies Allegheny National Forest, home to several endangered species as well as the Eastern hellbender salamander — our state amphibian, ...
The Fix Our Forests Act is a logging bill that overrides scientific and citizen review, and is supported by some Democrats ...
The front page of The July 12 Herald presented the blaring headline “Rollback opens path for logging at Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie” (‘How Roadless Rule repeal will affect forest like Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie,” ...
At first, the lands were used mainly for their resources, to build railroads and for settlement. Starting in the 1860s and ...
James Watt led a similar effort to privatize natural resources for mining, energy development, logging, and sprawl.