The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued an emergency order to increase timber harvesting across 113 million acres of national forests, including in Santa Barbara County.

The United States has announced sweeping changes to encourage more logging in the country's national forests. A new emergency ...

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Whether or not logging would solve the wildfire problem is contentious. Many U.S. forests are considered to be at high ...

Forest Service says it will follow USDA order, but veteran San Bernardino forest manager says they know it can't be done.

An executive order issued Friday directs federal personnel to increase timber quotas by 25% on 113 million acres of national ...

The Trump administration has removed environmental protections covering more than half of the land managed by the U.S. Forest ...

The Woodlands is taking steps to reforest the area after losing about 7,000 trees to Hurricane Beryl in 2024, beetle infestations and other natural disasters.

Millions of acres of national forests, including a sizeable portion in Michigan, may be cleared for timber production in a bid to reduce wildfire risk under a new U.S. Department of Agriculture plan.

If you receive a packet of seeds in the mail, don’t plant them. That’s the warning from University of Missouri Extension.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday announced will allow logging in national forests, which will help spur timber production amid reciprocal tariffs on other nations.