Forest Service

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh announced Tuesday approximately $13 million in new funding opportunities to support innovation in wood products and wood energy. The announcement came during a “Leaders for the Built Environment” virtual event and kicks off National Forest Products Week as proclaimed by President Biden. Organi ...

Continued innovation in wood-based products is essential in creating both economic markets and forest ecosystem balance. "I promoted the efficient use of forest products. Our research also has to protect against nature disturbance. We talk about wildfires, but it's also about invasive species and a change in climate," noted Forest Service Chief Randy Moore ...

The new Forest Service Chief Randy Moore says there are a number of catastrophic fires burning across the country, and one of the main reasons for the increased fire activity, climate change. What does Moore what to see done to address that change when it comes to fighting wildfires ...

As the 2021 wildfire season rages on, the U.S. Forest Service announced a new Chief. Randy Moore said the 2021 wildfire season is already a bad one with over 60 major blazes raging with hundreds of other smaller fires keeping crew busy nationwide ...

On Tuesday, the USDA announced it is providing up to $200 million to provide relief to timber businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Department, harvesting and timber hauling businesses that have experienced losses due to COVID-19 are eligible for the Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative ...

To better contain and suppress wildfire activity the U.S. Forest Service says her department has to treat more land and "up their game". Chief, Vicki Christiansen recently said between two to three acres of national forest land are treated for wildfire prevention annually ...

On Friday, Senator Maria Cantwell announced that four Washington lands projects, two in North Central Washington, and one each in Kitsap and Clark counties, will receive $14,740,000 to protect salmon spawning streams and other watershed projects ...

The USDA announced this week it will invest $285 million to help the Forest Service. The hope is the funds will help address deferred maintenance as well as improve transportation and recreation infrastructure on national forests and grasslands ...

USDA's top official for climate, Robert Bonnie, says moving forward, one of the things he would like to focus on is the Forest Service's Civilian Conservation Corps, which was set up after The Great Depression. He noted the program creates about 10,000 opportunities annually for young folks, for veterans, and others ...

The Forest Service has announced that federal grazing fees on national forests and grasslands will remain at $1.35 per head/month for 2021. A head month is a unit the Forest Service uses to define a month’s use of the range by a cow/calf pair, by five goats or sheep, or by a single bull, steer, heifer, horse, burro, or mule. The ...