The 2025 federal hiring freeze caused countless wildland firefighters to worry about their jobs. Here's how USDA responded.
Following months of physically relocating, it is anticipated that the USDA Forest Service office in Laramie will have capability to serve the public in-person beginning Monday from the new location.
Feral hogs continue to pose a serious threat to the landscape, similar to the Asian carp, and we are taking additional steps to make a greater impact on their numbers,"
Efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn't be influenced by politics, President Donald Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday at her Senate confirmation hearing.
Alongside President Trump's visit to California wildfire damage, these appointments reflect a renewed focus on protecting forests and communities nationwide
The USDA Forest Service will waive recreation fees at most day-use sites across national forests in Oregon and Washington on Monday, January 20, in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This fee waiver is designed to remove barriers to access,
Federal investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating two men who were seen on surveillance cameras breaking into a U.S. Forest Service vehicle and stealing critical
Richard Fordyce, a Missouri farmer who ran USDA’s Farm Service Agency during the first Trump administration, has been picked to be the department’s undersecretary for farm production and conservation.
If confirmed, Rollins would take charge of the agency at a time when many farmers have seen their profits plunge and when the Forest Service is joining efforts to fight a wave of wildfires in
Beaver-inspired structures could limit flooding and benefit wildlife habitat, but state permitting is arduous.
There is a shrinking potential to increase the amount of official wilderness in the country. The possibilities are waning because of federal agency decisions and congressional opposition or indifference.
The Trump administration also began compiling a list of federal employees who can be easily fired without the ability to appeal their dismissal.