Mar 14, 2018 | News, News/PR
President Donald Trump’s administration moved quickly last week to install a female wildland firefighter to lead the U.S. Forest Service after the agency’s former chief stepped down amid sexual misconduct allegations. The appointment of Vickie Christiansen as interim...
Sep 22, 2017 | News, News/PR
On August 17 and 18, state foresters from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, along with their staffs and personnel from the U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS), gathered in Biloxi, MS. This was the third State Line Meeting for state foresters Wade...
May 12, 2017 | News, News/PR
Firefighters called up a giant air tanker to attack a rapidly growing wildfire that threatened homes Tuesday on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp near the Georgia-Florida state line. The modified DC-10 jet liner, capable of dumping 11,600 gallons (44,000 liters) of...
Feb 22, 2016 | News, News/PR
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the U.S. Forest Service recently announced a federal investment of over $40 million for restoration of forests near growing communities to reduce wildfire threats, protect water supplies, improve wildlife...
Jan 8, 2016 | News, News/PR
There are few things Democrats and Republicans in Washington can agree upon. One is that the western wildfire problem has gotten out of control. From the overwhelming firefighting costs to the amount of acres at high fire risk due to challenges of drought, insects and...
