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'A cascading effect' Forest Service, Park Service workers who lost jobs amid mass layoffs
When Allison Borges was hired on as a weeds specialist with the U.S. Forest Service in May 2024, she was thrilled. She moved ...
Better forest management boosts beetle diversity in spruce plantations hit by bark beetles
As climate change and pests put increasing pressure on forests, the right forest management practices are emerging as key to preserving biodiversity. A recent study published in Forest Ecosystems ...
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‘A cascading effect’: Forest Service, Park Service workers who lost jobs amid mass layoffs explain rippling fallout
Layoffs are coming fast from the Trump administration at the direction of its Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk.
How the Trump and DOGE cuts could ruin National Parks this summer
Thousands of Park Service and Forest Service employees have been fired, leaving few left to clean bathrooms, maintain trails ...
U.S. Forest Service workers fighting back following mass layoffs
The mass firings began last Friday in the name of "government efficiency," and now the National Federation of Federal ...
Forest officer captures rare flying squirrel gliding gracefully through trees; video goes viral
Watch a rare video of a flying squirrel gliding through trees, shared by Indian Forest Service officer Shivakumar Gangal, and ...