Hoodline

Forest Service Taps The Brakes On Wildfire Defense Across The West

Senators circulated that tally in a letter demanding detailed staffing and mitigation plans from the Forest Service. Senators ...
The Aspen Times

Bennet, Hickenlooper concerned over analysis finding 38% decline in U.S. Forest Service wildfire mitigation work this year

Federal legislators are raising concerns that cuts to the U.S. Forest Service staffing under President Donald Trump’s administration have stymied progress on fuels mitigation work nationwide. U.S.
Nature

Forest harvesting reduces the soil metagenomic potential for biomass decomposition

Soil is the key resource that must be managed to ensure sustainable forest productivity. Soil microbial communities mediate numerous essential ecosystem functions, and recent studies show that forest ...

U.S. Forest Service falling further behind on wildfire prevention, report shows

Outside analysis of Forest Service data is being circulated by Democrats finding the Trump administration lagging on forest ...
The Post-Journal

Jamestown Awarded $25,000 Urban Forestry Grant

The city of Jamestown has received $25,000 to better manage its urban forestry program. On Friday, in honor of Arbor Day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced urban forestry grants totaling $797,437 to ...
Mongabay

Analysis: the Brazilian Supreme Court’s New Forest Code ruling

Last week Brazil’s Supreme Court rejected a legal challenge by environmentalists, upholding the constitutionality of most, though not all, of Brazil’s New Forest Code – legislation crafted in 2012 by ...