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The Forest Corps, a new collaboration between AmeriCorps and the U.S. Forest Service, just inaugurated its first cohort of nearly 90 members. They’ll be sent out into priority landscapes across the West to do fuels reduction, prescribed burn and tree reseeding projects, all intended to support the USFS’ broader Wildfire Crisis and Reforestation strategies.
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The step-by-step roadmap for a second Trump administration could have detrimental effects on public lands, according to conservationists. But mining advocates say it’s necessary to reverse Biden-era policies.
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Fires are increasingly gaining steam overnight in the West, especially in mountainous regions. A recent study says drought conditions are the largest driver.
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A group of birdwatchers gathered in Telluride recently to find out what’s flying around by the San Miguel River.
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A pair of researchers developed a methodology to extract detailed, zip code-level data on tens of millions of properties across the country. What they found is steep increases in premiums in disaster-threatened areas and the promise of even steeper jumps in years to come.
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A study focused on the Great Salt Lake in Utah looked at the correlation between decreasing water levels and and increase in harmful air particles. It's an issue that could affect other lakes around the country.
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Beneficial fire is an essential part of confronting the wildfire crisis. But for now, there are not enough people to do the work. A prescribed burn this spring in Central Idaho shows how partnerships can get more workers on the line.
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The federal government is spending nearly $5 million to improve drought monitoring and forecasts in the West, helping states, communities, and farmers better plan and prepare for droughts.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service strategy is meant to prop up declining spotted owl populations in Oregon, Washington and California by killing barred owls that have encroached into their territory.
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Over 2.7 million acres surrounding Great Salt Lake have been designated as a sentinel landscape by the federal government for its importance to national defense and conservation.
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According to a new study, many researchers in western national parks fail to factor in the historic impact of gray wolves. Losing the species led to big spikes in elk and deer populations, which have overgrazed entire ecosystems.
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The Forest Service has put out a draft environmental impact statement on its proposed national old-growth forest plan amendment, starting a 90-day public comment period.