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📣 Speaking for the trees, and: 🌲 600 million forest acres 💚 193 million acres public land 🥾 164,000 miles of trails 🎣 400,000 miles of streams 🪵 Billions of board feet timber 🚰 Trillions of gallons clean water 🚫Not affiliated with USDA Forest Service
Today is the anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA)! Passed by Congress in 2020, GAOA has dedicated billions in funding for the maintenance backlog on public lands through the Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF).
Protect Parks and Public Lands with the Legacy Restoration Fund
With outdoor recreation growing in popularity, extending the Legacy Restoration Fund is crucial for repairing infrastructure, and protecting America’s public lands.
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Urban and suburban wildfires aren’t necessarily getting more common. But they are getting more destructive. www.vox.com/today-explai...
Wildfires come for the suburbs
Urban and suburban wildfires aren’t necessarily getting more common. But they are getting more destructive.
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A beloved Mt. Hood National Forest landmark has been lost to the Grasshopper Fire.. https://www.koin.com/news/wildfires/holds-a-special-place-historic-flag-point-lookout-destroyed-in-grasshopper-fire-u-s-forest-service-says/?cid=bluesky_
‘Holds a special place’: Historic Flag Point Lookout destroyed in Grasshopper Fire, U.S. Forest Service says
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A beloved Mt. Hood National Forest landmark that has watched for wildfires for multiple decades has been lost to the Grasshopper Fire, even after firefighters spent days try…
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“We saw generally about three-quarters to an inch of rain (Monday night), and then even some localized amounts over an inch of rain,” said incident meteorologist Mike Kistner of the National Weather Service. While that's not enough to completely put the fires out, it does by firefighters some time.
Rain helps contain wildfires so more of the BWCA will reopen, but fires burn on
The U.S. Forest service says recent rains have helped firefighters in their effort to contain several wildfires burning in and around Minnesota’s Boundary Waters. Now, the fires are at least 50 percen...
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Attention California residents! Today (Monday, August 3) is the deadline for telling your legislators to vote YES on AB 1448 to protect California’s coast from additional oil drilling.
AltReclamation 💦@altreclamation.altgov.info · 5d agoProtect California’s coast from new oil drilling! California residents by 8/3: encourage your legislators to vote YES on AB 1448. Everyone by 8/22: submit comments to NOAA. The link has more info and links for submitting comments. @montereybayaquarium.org @roguenoaa.altgov.info
I try my best to follow journalists, look ‘em up to boost, when I find a story on the USDA Forest Service to share. A certain account does the opposite. It hides sources. Follow the journalists.
AltWatcher@altwatcher.bsky.social · 5d agoAltNPS constantly steals from journalists, so I made a list of those journalists. Give the list a follow, and you'll have a solid list of real news sources. These writers deserve your attention!
BREAKING NEWS! Bear Lodge Rare Earths Project On July 29, 2026, the Black Hills National Forest announced a comment period for a rare earths mining project proposed by Rare Element Resources Inc (RER). DEADLINE TO COMMENT IS 8/28/2026 11:59 PM (MST). Read more: bhcleanwateralliance.org/rare-earths/
RARE EARTHS
UPDATE: On July 29, 2026, Rare Element Resources Inc. submitted a Mine Plan of Operations to the Black Hills National Forest. This project is no longer on hold. YOUR COMMENT IS NEEDED NOW. There ar…
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Frustrating. Section 106 reviews under the National Historic Preservation Act are needed to help protect many types of historic resources from potential harm. Blog post: the-fedora.github.io/archaeology/...
Attack on Section 106 and Our History
This post concerns recent political attacks on historic preservation and archaeology, the field I work in. The views expressed here are my own.
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Evan@the-fedora.bsky.social · 4d agoNew blog post. Attack on history & archaeology. Eliminating protections near Chaco, rewriting Section 106 regs to weaken protections for ALL historic properties, and more. Comment period for Section 106 opens soon. Speak out. #archaeology #crmarchaeology #section106 #nationalhistoricpreservationact
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have sent a letter to the federal agency expressing frustration with the decision. https://mrf.lu/25c80
The reservation is at risk of running out of drinking water. And that’s just the start of the problem.
Warm Springs reservation, battling wildfire, faces a crucial shortage: drinking water
The reservation is at risk of running out of drinking water. And that’s just the start of the problem.
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High tech and high TEK: Remote sensing maps fuel moisture content across the landscape, and then Indigenous observation of vegetation color, scent, canopy cover, soil moisture, etc. confirms good locations for cultural burns. www.aol.com/articles/aus...
How Australia combines modern tech and Indigenous knowledge to fight wildfires - AOL
As Europe faces its worst wildfires in decades, Australia offers lessons in disaster preparedness.
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Spokane is now among the growing list of western communities to experience a major urban conflagration initiated by wildfire. Almost everyone there will have a direct connection to this devastation. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
Wildfire in northwest Spokane destroys 640 structures
The Old Trails wildfire in northwest Spokane destroyed 640 structures Saturday, according to Cody Rohrbach, Spokane County Fire District 3 fire chief.
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The front page of this morning’s Spokesman-Review, Aug. 2, 2026, the day after one of the worst wildfires in Washington state history. More than 600 structures, mostly homes, have been lost in the #OldTrailsFire. Read local news.
Text of bill proposing technical assistance and grants to cover the costs of portable air quality monitors, mainly for rural communities / communities expected to be exposed to wildfire smoke. www.bennet.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
Michael Bennet@bennet.senate.gov · 3d agoThat's why I'm glad to join my colleagues to introduce the Wildfire Air Quality Sensor Expansion Act, which will help state, local, and Tribal agencies monitor worsening air pollution from wildfires and make better public health decisions.
Flower farm business owners push @saveohioparks.bsky.social campaign to tell BLM to ban fracking The Wayne: Jesse Berea @nbc4i.com: bit.ly/4fMWxAG NOTE: Sen. Brian Chavez, OOGA downplay Ohio DNR's known poor management of abandoned well program. @altusfs.altgov.info @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social
Fracking rights in Ohio’s only national forest up for grabs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio’s only national forest will soon be open for oil and gas drilling via hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking. The federal government will begin leasing 41…
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‼️ Prime example of critical need to have multiple ways to get emergency alerts ‼️ This is the Tartar Fire, in Western Idaho, near Weiser. If I’m reading this situation correctly, in one day— the Tartar fire dramatically ran roughly 20 miles south toward a populated area overnight. Dark red = run.
Zeb Palmer@zebpalmer.com · 4d agoHoly shit, y'all. The Tartar fire made a terrifying run south after sunset. One of the more aggressive movements I can recall seeing on Satellite. #IdahoFire I just keep watching that south run... Evacuation statuses now extend down to Weiser City Limits.
Here's the official map of the GO NOW evacuation area on the east side of the river for the combined threat of the new Meadowview fire in this neighborhood and the Autumn Lane fire across the river (which likely caused the Meadowview fire #Spokane)
Zeb Palmer@zebpalmer.com · 4d agoNEW FIRE #Spokane Sometimes I HATE being right... EVACUATIONS In progress in the Suncrest area for the Meadowview Fire, directly across the river from the Autumn Lane Fire Just as I mentioned an hour ago in this post 👇
The fires in Spokane County are already destroying homes as it has jumped the river and crossed into the city. Please keep us in your prayers. Read us for updates or follow me on Instagram for video. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
'Never seen it this bad': Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city
A wildfire driven by high winds jumped the Spokane River Saturday afternoon, burning homes and quickly moving into the Indian Trail Neighborhood.
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People seem to like the “WatchDuty” app. I don’t think the federal government can endorse an app, so you likely won’t hear about it from the Forest Service. But anyway. It exists. @watchduty.org Please have multiple ways to get alerts. There’s a FEMA app, more here: www.ready.gov/wildfires
Eco Politidae@ecopolitidae.bsky.social · 2y ago🔥Watch Duty is a free fire tracking app that allows users to zoom in on their precise location to access real time updates on carefully vetted official evacuation orders, routes and other critical fire information. Now available in 22 states. #EoceneAdaptation www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
“Wildlife officials are banning fishing during certain hours on rivers and streams across the U.S. West, following an exceptionally dry winter and amid widespread drought. Lower water levels mean rivers can heat more rapidly.” apnews.com/article/drou...
Fishing closures are becoming routine as record heat warms rivers in the US West
Trout need cool water to survive. But record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to levels that can kill fish.
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A dangerous heat wave will bring record-breaking temperatures to parts of the Western U.S. this weekend, prompting warnings for people to stay inside and heightening wildfire risks in areas that already are dry or burning. https://to.pbs.org/452eNRL
Heat wave expected to bring record-breaking temps, heighten wildfire risk to parts of Western U.S.
A ridge of high pressure is holding heat close to the ground — what’s known as a heat dome — from Arizona to Montana, though the good news is that it will be relatively short-lived, National Weather S...
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“A strengthening El Nino has already broken records for intensity at its early stages, and it likely will spark even more wild weather worldwide as it grows, “adding fuel to a planet already on fire,” United Nations officials warned Friday.” apnews.com/article/el-n...
UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to 'a planet already on fire'
The United Nations warns that a strengthening El Nino is intensifying global weather extremes and is adding fuel to a planet that it says is already on fire.
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Vandalism of public assets is awful. This was not that. The Regime finally admitted it: “DOJ said it ‘first became aware of information showing that the damage was the result of a botched installation and not vandalism’ after reviewing more documents.”
Eric Geller@ericjgeller.com · 5d ago"'Had [the Interior Department] been forthcoming with the information clearly in its possession, the government would not have sought a grand jury indictment,' the filing said." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Studying frog habitats has to be the third most innocuous federal research activity possible. Counting snips and snails would be the other two. We are told this was an “isolated incident” and not part of a broader trend, while Dr. Fauci is pilloried by Rand Paul and Josh Hawley. Frustrating.
Idaho Statesman@idahostatesman.com · 5d agoThe two men were arrested for abducting U.S. Forest Service scientists studying frog habitats at a remote Northern California lake.
Chief Shultz wrote he would do this a couple days ago, but downplayed it as something done routinely. I want to point out, the implication here is managers must be directed by the Chief to “let the people go.” Why might managers be reluctant to let the people go? The answer of course, below.
Summer Chum@tjtoly.bsky.social · 5d agoGee. Wonder why the trump appointee heading the US Forest Service is sending remaining employees a panicked "all hands on deck" plea to fight 2026 wildfires? Couldn't be that DOGE laid off 10% of their staff in 2025, right? Incompetent idiots. thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/p/all-hands-...
Same for interpretive graphics & report graphics at federal agencies. What’s the job series? Visual Information Specialist, among others. Feds: please don’t use AI to replace the work of human graphic artists. “Hell, they’ve got to eat just like other people.” www.fdrlibrary.org/art-detail
Art of the New Deal - FDR Presidential Library & Museum
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Ward Sutton@wardsutton.bsky.social · 6d agoUnregulated AI steals from artists. @humanartistry.bsky.social wants to do something about that. Go to humanartistrycampaign.com to learn more. #ad #sponsored #StealingIsntInnovation
USDA employees say they're being asked to decide whether to move or quit before they have answers to basic questions about the relocation process. The department is still sending notices as deadlines draw closer and a legal challenge moves forward. Jory Heckman reports:
As USDA relocation deadlines near, employees say questions remain unanswered
Employees say they still lack key details about exemptions, moving costs and next steps as USDA continues issuing relocation notices.
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This is absolutely the case.
Deb Houry@drdebhoury.bsky.social · 7d agoMy thoughts "Career scientists should not be politicized or persecuted because of a difference of opinion or because science evolves. I'm concerned about the toll this is having on career scientists being able to serve the public" @firedbutfighting.bsky.social www.ms.now/ms-now/watch...
