Tag: forest service

Months after the federal government initiated widespread Forest Service layoffs and stalled funding, ripple effects are still disrupting wildfire preparedness and fuels reduction in Tahoe.

Federal funding for Tahoe/Truckee environmental work is in limbo, stalling critical conservation work just as wildfire season looms.

A breakdown of why the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire go about combating wildfires differently, and the legislative attempt to get both agencies on the same page.

In a bold tell-all, a state firefighter blames the U.S. Forest Service’s mismanagement for “willful and intentional destruction” of California lands.

National forests closed; a fire is quickly quenched on DPR; Sierra Wath declares victory over Alterra; Lake Tahoe is in threat; more.

A local firefighter is lost; STR ordinance update; TART spring service; more.

Forest service acquires two of last large parcels of undeveloped land in the region; NLTRA secures TBID green light; Reno offers free virtual mental health services with Nevada ranked in the bottom ten states for mental health issues; more.

First came the disease, then the economic downturn, and now (the last straw for this My Shot author) wildfire has gotten so bad it’s forced the closure of the forests. This piece presents a path forward to never allow this to happen again.