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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    A firefighter sprays down the smoldering remains of a burning home during the Hillside Fire in the North Park neighborhood of San Bernardino, Calif., on Oct. 31, 2019. Some wildland firefighters worry whether they can do their jobs safely during a global
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    Wildland Fire Camps Need Dramatic Change Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

    May 06, 2020
    As the wildfire season is beginning, some wild land firefighters are worried their safety could be at risk since the government has been slow to adopt new COVID-19 protocols.
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    A marijuana plant grows in California's Shasta-Trinity National Forest. This plant is part of an illegal growing operation by highly organized drug cartels that take advantage of the forests' thick canopy to help hide their operations.
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    Illegal Pot Operations In Public Forests Are Poisoning Wildlife And Water

    Nov 12, 2019
    Insecticides and other chemicals found at the sites threaten long-term damage to ecosystems. California law enforcement, ecologists and others are cracking down.
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    Returning Fire To The Landscape

    Oct 24, 2019

    Last week, the Reno-Sparks area experienced smoke and hazy conditions while authorities warned residents of high fire danger.

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    Vicki Christiansen, the chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, stands outside of her office in Washington, D.C.
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    1 Billion Acres At Risk For Catastrophic Wildfires, U.S. Forest Service Warns

    Jun 05, 2019
    Chief Vicki Christiansen says the danger is now year-round, thanks to hazardous conditions in forests, rampant home development and the changing climate.
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    Utah And Federal Officials Sign Agreement On Forest Planning

    May 23, 2019

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah and federal officials have signed an agreement to defer to the state when planning forest projects.

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    Like most American ski areas, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area operates on U.S. Forest Service land thanks to a federal lease. Shrinking federal budgets to maintain recreational access to public lands mean locals have to be creative to keep trails open and safe
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    On Public Lands, Visitors Surge While Federal Management Funds Decline

    Mar 31, 2019
    Western towns surrounded by and dependent upon public lands are forced to get creative as federal recreation budgets continue a slow decline. They are boosting local efforts to maintain public access.
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    Forest Service: Mountains Not Suitable For Oil, Gas Leasing

    Mar 14, 2019

    SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says it has concluded that oil and gas leasing isn't suitable for Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest land in a mountain range in northeastern Nevada's Elko County that is a popular recreation area.

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    Forest Service Backs Mt. Rose Ski Resort Expansion, Bridge

    Mar 05, 2019

    The U.S. Forest Service has tentatively approved a plan to build two chairlifts and a snow bridge across a state highway southwest of Reno to allow skiers at the Mount Rose Ski resort to access 11 new trails proposed farther down the mountain.

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    Las Vegas Urban Forest Could Be Added To National Tree Tally

    Jan 01, 2019
    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas is known as a dry desert town but the city’s urban trees can be overlooked when competing for attention with the city’s flash and neon.

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    Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, right, answers a reporters question after touring fire ravaged Paradise, Calif. with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, center. The pair advocated more aggressive forest management policies to mitigate damage from future w
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    Fast-Tracking Logging On Federal Lands May Not Lessen Wildfire Risk

    Nov 28, 2018
    The current version of the Farm Bill includes House-backed provisions that would streamline logging projects on federal land. The administration argues logging could mitigate wildfire risk.
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    Forest Service Advances Changes To Sage Grouse Protections

    Oct 05, 2018
    BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S.
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    Firefighters Make Progress On Boot Fire In North Western Nevada

    Sep 10, 2018

    Firefighters are making progress to contain the Boot Fire in Western Nevada.

    According to the Forest Service containment now hovers around 50 percent, with growth primarily occurring near the northwest flank.

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    Forest Service Posts Plan To Remake, Expand Las Vegas Ski Area

    Aug 21, 2018

    MOUNT CHARLESTON, Nev. (AP) — A ski area near Las Vegas could get a winter sports makeover and add summer thrill rides and zip lines under a plan that federal officials have posted for public comment.

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    Forest Service Proposes Changes To Sage Grouse Protections

    Jun 20, 2018
    BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S.
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    Federal Authorities End Emergency Roundup Of Horses In Cold Creek

    May 23, 2018

    Federal authorities have ended their emergency roundup of wild horses this week in the range near Cold Creek.

    In total, 148 mustangs were captured since May 11.

    Most of the horses were taken to a Bureau of Land Management holding facility in California.

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    Forest Service Reopens Comments On Ruby Mountain Plan

    Apr 17, 2018

    The U.S. Forest Service has reopened the comment period on plans to offer oil and gas leases in parts of the Ruby Mountains, about 370 miles north of Las Vegas.

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    Forest Service Taking More Public Comment On Ruby Mountain Plans

    Apr 12, 2018

    The U.S. Forest Service is taking more public comments regarding oil and gas leasing on public lands in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains.

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    Nevada Counties Join Forces On Sage Grouse And Land Use Questions

    Jan 08, 2018

    Seventeen of Nevada’s counties are joining forces to tell the U.S. Forest Service what they want from a land management plan that includes the conservation of the sage grouse.

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    Judge Denies Nevada County’s Claim To National Forest Road

    Aug 26, 2016

    RENO, Nev.

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