Results for keyword: National Forest Service
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A future of big fires and tiny bugs
A second-generation forest ranger considers how fire prevention and climate change are affecting the forests he once roamed with his father.
by Frank Carroll, Apr 17, 2012 -
Help is on the way for the nation’s forest workers
The Forest Service is making changes that promise to improve the quality of life for the workers who thin and restore the nation's forests.
by Erin Halcomb, Feb 08, 2007 -
Fed up with paying to play
Chris Wallace’s refusal to pay daily user fees on Arizona’s Mount Lemmon led to a courtroom decision that has thrown the entire future of the federal recreational fee program into doubt
by Tony Davis, Nov 27, 2006 -
Puppets on the range
The writer tells how Kit and Sherry Laney became puppets of the property-rights movement, sending the Forest Service into fits
by Ted Williams, May 08, 2006 -
Forest Service shuts down 'three old geezers'
Armed law enforcement officers prevented three environmentalists, including 83-year-old Stewart Brandborg, from attending a Forest Service press conference in Hamilton, Mont.
by Ray Ring and Carlotta Grandstaff, Jan 23, 2006 -
Backcountry Ranger
Backcountry seasonal ranger Tony Prendergast has spent much of the past six summers working in western Colorado’s Gunnison National Forest
by JT Thomas, Dec 26, 2005 -
Where have all the rangers gone?
Budget crunches have thinned Forest Service staffing even as visitor numbers soar, making it hard to enforce regulations such as trail closures
by Michelle Burkhart, Dec 26, 2005 -
When a forest goes feral, it’s time for volunteers
The writer says volunteers who help manage the Roosevelt National Forest see their work almost as recreation
by Richard Knight, Nov 07, 2005 -
Forest Service tries to teach greens a lesson
The Forest Service’s claim that a recent court order would suspend routine activities – such as cutting Christmas trees or picking mushrooms – has been dismissed by the judge as the agency’s attempt to blow the issue out of proportion
by Michelle Burkhart, Oct 31, 2005 -
For sale: Your local ranger station?
Facing severe budget cuts, the Forest Service is selling off property, and considering closing some recreation sites it considers too expensive to maintain
by Michael Milstein, May 30, 2005
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