The Gifford Pinchot National Forest has announced plans for a temporary closure of the High Rock Trail No. 266 during the upcoming summer season. The closure is necessary to ensure public safety ...

Time is running out for those wanting to offer feedback on proposed changes to the U.S. Forest Service’s Northwest Forest Plan. The public comment period closes Monday.

Kindra Ramos of the Washington Trails Association estimates 15 Gifford Pinchot workers have been fired in recent weeks, based ...

The Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation has wanted an end to commercial picking of a critical cultural resource for years.

While specifics vary from agency to agency, this wave of rehiring is reportedly unfolding locally at the U.S. Army Corps of ...

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Access to facilities, including restrooms and trails, could be limited at national parks and U.S. Forest Service lands, ...

Archival pigment print photo collage, 14 x 14 inches. Images used: Elaine Harvey, Epiphany Couch, Gifford Pinchot National Forest Archive. Credit: Epiphany Couch/High Country News ...

Amid efforts by the Trump administration to purge the federal workforce, a group of Democratic lawmakers in Washington state ...

Heading into hiking and camping season, an already lean Forest Service staff will be stretched even thinner in the Cascades ...

The group, appointed under former President Joe Biden, has completed its core assignment, but still has some remaining goals.

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