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FOREST SERVICE: NEW CHIEF A 'STUBBORN GENTLEMAN' WHO LISTENS TO RIVALS

From: Greenwire

“And last year, Tooke apologized in writing to American Indian tribes for the Forest Service's erosion control work in 2014 — before he was on the job — that damaged…

FEDS IGNORING FOIA BID FOR LAND ENFORCEMENT DEALS: ENVIROS

From: Law 360

“In a complaint seeking a court order to see the documents, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said the Forest Service is shirking FOIA by withholding…

FOREST SERVICE WANTS TO PAY MORE IN MONEY-LOSING TIMBER SALE

From: SitNews

“After losing nearly $2 million on a major timber sale, U.S. Forest Service officials are pushing for additional payments to a Southeast Alaska logging company, according…

TONGASS TIMBER SALE SHORT ON TIMBER

From: KTOO Public Media

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, based in Silver Spring, Maryland, has published Forest Service documents on its website detailing…

LAWSUIT FILED TO FORCE USFS TO DISCLOSE THE FATE OF PROMISED TIMBER REFORMS

From: SIT News

“One 2016 “Washington Office Activity Review” uncovered by PEER found that two large Tongass commercial timber sales each racked up big monetary losses. In addition,…


News Releases

TONGASS “GOOD NEIGHBOR” AGREEMENT GOES BAD

Alexander Archipelago Logging Did No Restoration and Timber Exported to Asia

FOREST SERVICE WANTS TO PAY MORE IN MONEY-LOSING TIMBER SALE

Alaska Region Urges Off-the-Books Cash to Logger to Sweeten Tongass Contract

NATIONAL FORESTS REMAIN VULNERABLE TO TIMBER THEFT AND FRAUD

Lawsuit Filed to Force U.S. Forest Service to Disclose the Fate of Promised Reforms

ANIMAL CRUELTY CASE VS. U.S. FOREST SERVICE SIDELINED

Two Horses and a Mule Died of Dehydration in Arizona’s Apache-Sitgreaves Forest

FOREST SERVICE RANGERS AT RECORD LOW LEVELS

Assaults and Threats against Forest Workers Spike but Decline in Other Agencies