U.S. Forest Service

A new analysis of public federal workforce data shows about 5,800 fewer workers at public lands agencies in 2025 compared to the year before.

The payments support rural schools and roads, but the program behind them was never meant to be permanent.

Ski areas with special-use permits must be primarily focused on skiing and other snow sports. But in a final rule, the U.S. Forest Service said that focus will no longer be determined by revenue, which could help ski areas to adapt business to a changing climate.

A Vail journalist discusses ‘the long-forgotten story of how we broke skiing — by very nearly saving it.’

The plan would consolidate research leadership — currently dispersed across the country — in Fort Collins, Colo., while closing laboratories in Montana, Utah and Nevada.

New investigative reporting from The Lever traces the issue of price fixing and ski monopolies back to the 1970s.

The move is part of a “sweeping restructuring," which the agency said is intended to move leaders closer to the land they oversee. The plan has been met with concern.

The Trump administration is trying to repeal the Roadless Rule, which prohibits new road construction in large swaths of national forests. They say this will aid fire response, but new research is calling that into question.

The U.S. Forest Service has opened a 10-day hiring window for summer workers. Some hope it'll boost trail crews and wilderness rangers, which were cut during the Trump administration's reduction in federal workforce.

The U.S. Forest Service announced revisions to its oil and gas leasing rules on Tuesday that the agency promises “modernizes and streamlines” the permitting process to drill for fossil fuels in the nation’s forests and grasslands.