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 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 ...
U.S. Forest Service firings lead to hiking trail closures in western Washington
A popular hiking trail along the Snoqualmie River is closed indefinitely amid cuts to the U.S. Forest Service Agency. A ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...