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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

FOREST SERVICE AT SEA ON STATUS OF VAST MINERAL RIGHTS

Wilderness and Experimental Forests in 34 Eastern States Open to Drilling

NEW TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST PROPOSAL LACKS BALANCE, QUIET RECREATION SHORTCHANGED

Hikers, campers, anglers and other forest visitors worry that new Forest Service proposal would lead to more noise, pollution and safety risks from dirt bikes and off-road vehicles

BUSH APPOINTEE BLOCKED FINE OF CONGRESSMAN IN FOREST FIRE

Rep. Brown Notice Intercepted at Post Office on Orders of USDA Undersecretary

THE CONGRESSMAN AND THE FOREST FIRE: A TALE OF STRING PULLING

Rep. Henry Brown Evades Forest Service Assessment for 4 Years, Penalty Waived

OFF-ROAD VEHICLE ROUTE DESIGNATIONS GOING BADLY OFF TRACK

U.S. Senate Hearing Grasping for Solutions to Rising Toll of ORVs on Public Lands