Gov. Spencer Cox signed a deal with the U.S. Forest Service expanding the state's role in managing federal forest land.

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At least 15 of Oregon's best known outdoors destinations, and likely more, are either closed, partly closed, or inaccessible ...

The Siuslaw National Forest will implement a ticket reservation system at the Sand Lake Recreation Area on the Hebo Ranger ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. More Montanans have been heading into the state’s national forests each winter to partake in one ...

The U.S. Forest Service said a forest fire at a North Carolina national park is under control. The Forest Service said the Uwharrie Trail from Joe Moffitt Trailhead to Walkers Creek Trailhead will be ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, N.C. — A section of the Uwharrie Trail is closed after a wildfire broke out in the Kings Mountain area of the Uwharrie National Forest. The closure affects the trail from the Joe ...

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When the U.S. Forest Service approved the sale of nearly 70 acres for commercial logging in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest in late 2024, Sam Stearns was furious. Shawnee is the only ...

You can cut down your own Christmas tree in Florida's Ocala National Forest. A $10 permit is required for each tree and can be purchased online. Tree cutting is only allowed in two specific, ...

Illinois advocates and legal experts are applauding a congressional bill that would add key protections for certain areas in the Shawnee National Forest, classifying them with special distinctions ...