Environment

Shutdown Sows Confusion Across the U.S. Forest Service

Kylie Mohr / High Country News Oct 3, 2025 Prescribed burns are on hold during shutdown while logging continues. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

The Dismantling of the Forest Service

Jonathan Thompson / High Country News Sep 23, 2025 The Trump administration’s plans would remake the agency and public lands. The deadline to comment is Sept. 30. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Roading of the Last Wild Places

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Sep 16, 2025 Trump’s latest upending of conservation policy will be a disaster for wild landscapes and the creatures who live in them. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

The Suffocation of American Public Lands

Jonathan Thompson / High Country News Aug 28, 2025 Slashing the budget of the Land and Water Conservation Fund is covert way to cut funds for parks and offset tax cuts for the wealthy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Environment

‘Help Is Not on the Way’

Kylie Mohr / High Country News Aug 8, 2025 As fire season ramps up, thousands of Forest Service firefighting positions are vacant. The Western U.S. is particularly vulnerable. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Interview

The National Parks Are Not OK

Christine Peterson / High Country News Jul 23, 2025 A former national park supervisor explains why the parks are ‘hollowed out,’ even if the toilets are clean this summer. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Senate Republicans Want To Sell 3 Million Acres of Public Land

Kylie Mohr / High Country News Jun 12, 2025 The vast majority is fire prone and too far away from communities to make sense for housing, research shows. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

As Trump Comes After Research, Forest Service Scientists Keep Working

Shi En Kim / High Country News May 29, 2025 Scientists describe how they’re preparing for the upcoming field season despite new political challenges. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

How DOGE Threatens the Forest Service and Public Lands

Shi En Kim / High Country News Mar 3, 2025 Workers describe projects on wildfire prevention, environmental restoration and trail repair halted by Trump administration terminations. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )