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Dog Leads Rescue After Man Crashes In Oregon Ravine

A loyal dog's heroic actions aid in the successful rescue of its owner after a car crash in a remote ravine in northeastern Oregon.

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Miracle escape for man in horror crash after dog walks miles on its own to get help

The dog traveled nearly four miles to help its owner get rescued

The Independent UK

US rock climbers in meltdown over National Park Service’s proposed crackdown on fixed anchors

The National Park Service and US Forest Service are proposing new regulations on fixed anchors that climbers fear could profoundly affect the sport

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The scariest animals to encounter on a hike (and how to handle them)

What's that rustling behind you? A bear? A rattlesnake? Or just a marmot?

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What the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020 – and 2,500 years of forest history – tell us about the future of wildfires in the West

Strong winds blew across mountain slopes after a record-setting warm, dry summer. Small fires began to blow up into huge conflagrations. Towns in crisis scrambled to escape as fires bore down.

The Conversation

Violent sting ops, wasted millions, and an unbothered Biden: The crackdown on homeless people on federal lands

As housing becomes unreachable, homeless people are flocking to America’s sprawling public lands, but federal agents seem unprepared to address a complex issue without resorting to violence, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Pressure and pay drive exodus of US wildfire fighters: ‘The fatigue is real’

Staffing levels could worsen if Congress doesn’t pass a permanent pay raise before current bonuses are phased out

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US Forest Service burn started wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, agency says

The U.S. Forest Service says its own prescribed burn started a 2022 wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico

The Independent UK

US Forest Service and historically Black colleges unite to boost diversity in wildland firefighting

A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and historically Black colleges or universities is opening the eyes of students of color who never pictured themselves fighting forest fires

The Independent UK

200,000 Steps on the Lone Star Hiking Trail

This 96-mile Lone Star Hiking Trail, leading from Richards to Cleveland, offers respite from the pandemic and urban sprawl.

Texas Observer

Environmental groups prevail on limit to grizzly bear deaths in Wyoming cattle grazing area

Environmental groups have prevailed on appeal in a lawsuit seeking to limit killing of grizzly bears in a mountainous area of Wyoming

The Independent UK

Gas pipeline gets new permit to build in Appalachian national forest

The U.S. Forest Service has reissued approval to build a controversial natural gas pipeline through national forest land in Virginia and West Virginia

The Independent UK

New Mexico lawmakers seek assurances amid prescribed burns

Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are looking for assurances from the U.S. Forest Service that the agency is taking preventative measures to ensure that future prescribed fires don't turn into disasters

The Independent UK

These rural schools face a financial 'cliff.' Will partisan bickering cut off a lifeline?

WASHINGTON — Anmarie Swanstrom had driven four hours along twisting mountain roads, through the fire-scarred Shasta-Trinity National Forest, to Sacramento to catch a red-eye flight.

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Our need for seed fosters an unusual partnership to restore forests

OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST, Wash. — Deep in the evergreen woodlands of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula sits a forest-within-a-forest: groves of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and western white pine in evenly planted rows surrounded by a tall deer fence.

Los Angeles Times

Feral cattle roam New Mexico wilderness. Federal agents plan to hunt them from the sky

In the skies above the New Mexico wilderness, federal agents in helicopters this week plan to shoot and kill dozens of feral cattle, which officials say threaten protected lands and the public's safety.

The Independent UK

New Mexico law signed to help wildfire, flooding recovery

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a law to use zero-interest loans to help local governments repair or replace public infrastructure damaged by wildfires or subsequent flooding

The Independent UK

US forest issues kill order for feral cows in New Mexico

U.S. forest managers in New Mexico are moving ahead with plans to kill feral cattle they say are threatening public safety and natural resources in the nation's first designated wilderness

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The number of trees that died in California spiked last year. Drought is mainly to blame

LOS ANGELES — Roughly 36.3 million dead trees were counted across California last year, a dramatic increase from previous years that experts are blaming on drought, insects and disease, according to a report by the U.S. Forest Service.

The Guardian - US

Ex-Arizona governor’s illegal makeshift border wall is torn down – but at what cost?

As the wall of shipping crates built in a national forest by the former governor is removed, environmentalists take stock

Al Jazeera

US allocates $930m for forest thinning in fire-stricken west

Climate change has contributed to explosive wildfire seasons as overgrown forests combine with hot and dry temperatures.

Los Angeles Times

How to hike safely when snow and ice make mountain trails dicey

Eric Lewis' Christmas Eve hike up Cucamonga Peak offers a valuable lesson for anyone who's thinking about scaling the Southern California heights in the snow.

WEKU

A record high number of dead trees are found as Oregon copes with an extreme drought

Wildfires and a Western megadrought led to a historic die-off of evergreen trees in the state — nearly twice as bad as the previous worst year. Some researchers have dubbed it "firmageddon."

The Guardian - US

Arizona governor builds border wall of shipping crates in final days of office

Critics say Republican Doug Ducey’s scheme is illegal because makeshift barrier is being erected on tribal and federal land

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Ford F-150 Lightning Electric Trucks Join US National Forest Service

The Ford F-150 Lightnings are part of a pilot program so that the Forest Service can learn how well they handle desolate locations with frigid weather

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