Nelson council struggles to fill $129k+ forest manager job
A LinkedIn advert for the job, which closed on 11 October 2024, offered pay of $129-$143,000 per annum and sought someone ...
Spotted owls are disappearing fast, and federal cuts could mean no one’s left to count them
U.S. Forest Service layoffs have upended surveys for spotted owls in Southern and Northern California, threatening data ...
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In rural western mountain towns, Forest Service layoffs deliver a gut punch
In Valley County, Idaho, the Forest Service is the area’s third largest employer. A union steward there reported nearly four ...
Trump slashed the Forest Service and put a timber exec in charge. It could lead to a corporate takeover of public lands
But current and former Forest Service employees warn that mass firings threaten public access to federal lands and increase ...
There’s a specialized network of protected, native forests around CT. Some of it’s even ‘old growth’
Although Connecticut is largely forested, only about one-tenth of 1% of all forest land in the state is considered a true old ...
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N.C. Forest Service dealing with staff shortages in addition to wildfires
As wildfires burn across North Carolina, officials with the N.C. Forest Service said they are stretched thin with staffing shortages. The Forest Service responded ...
Here's how Trump's tariffs could affect major Quebec industries
The 25 per cent tariffs on virtually all Canadian goods will have varying impacts on Quebec's steel, aluminum, manufacturing, ...
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Backyard burning believed to have started Carolina forest fires
The investigation continues into what sparked the fires, the South Carolina Forestry Commission saying it's believed the fires ignited due to someone's backyard burning, not a prescribed burn. The air ...
'A slap in the face': Veterans react to finding out they were laid off
Over the past two weeks, the Trump administration has fired thousands of federal workers across the country, in an effort, it ...
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Trump orders more logging in national forests, but impacts on Alaska’s Tongass are unclear after firings
The executive orders are the latest in a decades-long tug-of-war between conservation and development in the Tongass National ...
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B.C. government's budget prioritizes tariff threat and strengthens, diversifies and responds to uncertainty: United Steelworkers
VICTORIA, British Columbia, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Steelworkers union (USW) acknowledges the difficult ...
Protesters pack Carson City street to protest Trump, Musk — 'No kings in America'
The third rally in a month opposing the Trump administration in Northern Nevada showed support for Ukraine, federal workers, ...