Proposed Forest Service Reorganization Is an Attack on the Venerable Agency The Trump administration claims to be streamlining operations while asking Congress to terminate an important program By Jill K. Robinson October 8, 2026 In this story: Trump, forests, climate change
The US Forest Service Moves to Cancel Its “Best Idea”: the Roadless Rule The Roadless Rule protected nearly 60 million acres of forest—until now By Christian Elliott September 2, 2026 In this story: forests, national forests, saving wild places, conservation, federal policy
Watching Logs Decay Is More Interesting Than You’d Think Logs can act like “giant teabags” to leach nutrients into ecosystems By Juliet Grable August 20, 2026 In this story: forests, science, wildfire
Why Is the Federal Government Dumping Toxic Chemicals Onto Public Lands? These spraying programs are creating “virtual dead zones” in wild places By Jeremy Miller July 20, 2026 In this story: pesticides, public lands, toxics, forests
Restoring Fire in the Northeast These fire-dependent forests could thrive if foresters burned them By Liz Mirabelli Nye June 30, 2026 In this story: forests, habitat restoration, restoration issues, conservation, saving wild places
What Is a Forest For? California’s demonstration state forest system may be moving toward a future of climate research and tribal stewardship By Kate Fishman June 25, 2026 In this story: forests, state forests, conservation, outdoor recreation, ecosystems
Rocks, Glaciers, and Trees Offer Clues to the Planet’s Past What we can learn from Earth's time capsules By Riley Black June 18, 2026 In this story: geology, forests, science, climate change, Kids' Corner
New Plan Lays Out Path to Boost NYC’s Tree Canopy Tree equity is increasingly important to decreasing heat and closing the nature gap in the nation’s largest city By Emma Loewe May 22, 2026 In this story: urban planning, forests
Montana’s 2026 Fire Season: Puzzling Winter, Meet Potential Powder Keg of a Summer The Big Sky State offers a lens into what could be an epic wildfire season nationwide By Katie O'Reilly May 25, 2026 In this story: wildfire, forests, climate change, extreme weather
Advocacy Groups Step In Where the Federal Government Won’t Community-led public hearings offer concerned citizens a voice on the Roadless Rule By Christine Peterson April 29, 2026 In this story: Organizing, national forests, forests, Community Advocates, federal policy