u.s. forest service

The U.S. Forest Service has opened up a public comment period through March 26th about Mission Ridge's proposed expansion since part of it will be on USFS lands. The improvements would include new amenities and attractions at the resort, new access roads, and provide jobs for the community ...

The U.S. Forest Service will be conducting visitor surveys for a year beginning Tuesday, October 1st. Public Affairs Officer Robin DeMario says students and staff from the University of Washington will be conducting the entirely volunteer survey...

Monday, September 24 marked the final day for a two-week long capture and translocation process which moved 98 mountain goats from Olympic National Park to the northern Cascade Mountains. Two additional two-week periods are planned for 2019. Cap...

Starting September 10, a team of soil scientists, hydrologists, and other experts will begin time-critical assessments of areas burned in large wildfires this summer including the Miriam, Cougar Creek, Crescent Mountain, and McLeod fires. Under higher intensity burn conditions, soils in these areas may absorb less water in the future, potentially producing runoff and erosion downstream... Read Mor

Starting in April, fire managers from Naches to the Okanogan Highlands will be returning fire to dry, fire adapted landscapes along the east slope of the Cascades. Excluded from the ecosystem for nearly 100 years, frequent, low-intensity fire is essential for healthy forests and better protected communities ...