U.S. Forest Service

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Forest Service district ranger in southwest Colorado who also worked as a natural resource specialist in Utah has been named the new…

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says it's changing sage grouse protection plans in five Western states to conserve habitat for the at-risk…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah and federal agencies plan to direct up to $20 million over the next four years toward protecting forests from wildfires. The…

Officially, it’s called the Spring Mountain National Recreation Area. But to locals in Southern Nevada, it’s better known as Mount Charleston.The area is…

Authorities say a Forest Service firefighter has died after being hit by a tree while battling a wildfire in Nevada.Federal officials say Justin Beebe of…

Firefighters who had one wildfire nearly contained were dispersed to quell almost a dozen new fires sparked by a lightning storm in the mountains…

Firefighters are close to controlling a wildfire in a mountain canyon about 25 miles west of Las Vegas.U.S. Forest Service spokesman Ray Johnson said…

The United Stated Forest Service says crews have been fighting a 200-acre wildfire at Lovell Canyon since midday Sunday. KVVU-TV reports officials were…

The US Forest Service will begin work on rehabilitating a couple of trails on Mt. Charleston that were damaged and closed following 2013's Carpenter 1…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Federal judges in Washington D.C. and Nevada have agreed to give environmental lawyers a seat at the table in separate legal battles…