The U.S. Forest Service is planning to replant 134 acres of trees in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest lost during the 2022 Siouxon, Kalama and…
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After mass firings, rehired Gifford Pinchot National Forest workers return to work
By The Citizen on March 24, 2025
Staff fired from the Gifford Pinchot National Forest returned to work Monday, following weeks of uncertainty after the federal government’s mass firings earlier this year.…
Northwest Forest Plan less effective in the face of climate change, says Forest Service, proposing changes
By The Citizen on March 14, 2025
Time is running out for those wanting to offer feedback on proposed changes to the U.S. Forest Service’s Northwest Forest Plan. The public comment period…
Trump reverses course on federal worker firings, opening the door for rehiring in Clark County, maybe
By The Citizen on March 10, 2025
The Trump administration has backed down from its move to fire thousands of probationary federal workers. The switch means hundreds of local federal workers may…
‘A direct assault on the ecological heritage of Clark County’: Groups sue state to stop sale of timberland in Yacolt Burn
By The Citizen on January 2, 2025
The Friends of Clark County and the Legacy Forest Defense Coalition are suing the state Department of Natural Resources to stop the planned sale and…
Expensive gear stolen from Skamania search and rescue as team searched for two Oregon men later found dead
By The Citizen on December 30, 2024
Skamania County’s search and rescue team was hit by thieves over the weekend, just as the team was ending its search for two Oregon men…
Yacolt Burn timber sale opposed by neighbors gets a short delay
By The Citizen on September 27, 2024
A planned timber sale on Department of Natural Resources forestland in northeast Clark County that is opposed by neighbors has been postponed — but only…
Williams Mine Fire continues to burn in fire scars in Gifford Pinchot National Forest
By The Citizen on September 4, 2024
TROUT LAKE — Ignited by lightning a month ago, the Williams Mine Fire on the south side of Mount Adams continues to burn with approximately…
Fire on flank of Mount Adams in Gifford Pinchot National Forest grows to 10,000 acres
By The Citizen on August 13, 2024
TROUT LAKE — The Williams Mine Fire on the southwest flank of Mount Adams in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest has grown to more than…
Planned timber sale on state Department of Natural Resources lands in northeast Clark County riles residents
By The Citizen on August 13, 2024
A proposal to sell and harvest timber on state Department of Natural Resources lands in northeast Clark County has riled some local residents and environmental…