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The U.S. Forest Service is resuming prescribed burns after two of them combined in April to form the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s history.
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Through this effort, the Forest Service wants to reduce hazardous fuels and the risk of catastrophic wildfire to cities in southwest Idaho such as Boise, Garden Valley and McCall.
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Wildfire activity generally slows at night as winds die down, temperatures drop and humidity rises. But a new study suggests that's changing.
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Cooler weather in Boise over the weekend ended a streak of 90-degree or hotter temperatures, but brought heavy rains. In several forests in the state, that meant mudslides.
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As the U.S. Forest Service prepares for the wildfire season, it must also confront COVID-19. Already the agency's put a stop to prescribed burning. And...
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The U.S. Forest Service is rethinking how it employs firefighters.
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A new report from Congress’s watchdog says employees overseeing public lands are facing hundreds of threats and assaults. The Government Accountability…
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The U.S. Forest Service wants to cut out parts of its environmental review process. The agency says it's a way to speed up certain projects. But that...
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Cattle ranchers got a break this week. Their grazing fees on public lands just dropped to the lowest amount allowed under federal law. The average savings…
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A public meeting on the CuMo Mine, a potential mining project near the Boise River headwaters, was supposed to happen in January. But because of the…