Linda and Bob Worden didn’t set out to change their town when they planned a vacation in Maine. They were simply looking for ...

ELK COUNTY — In Elk County, a behemoth is performing surgery on a forest. Its yellow head — taller than a human and equipped with 18 “teeth” — cuts through the base of trees and gently lays logs down ...

Two major roads and five of the most popular trails in Redwood National and State Parks remain closed or partially closed after an atmospheric river slammed Northern California last week, according to ...

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 ...

Hiring freezes and workforce reductions risk making recreational trails and bridges unusable on national forests, an internal report found. Recreational trails in national forests are falling further ...

Photo courtesy Allegheny National Forest A snowmobile is pictured on a trail in the Allegheny National Forest. Sunday marked the beginning of snowmobile season in the Allegheny National Forest. To ...

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When the 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. The Shawnee is the only ...

Kathryn Styer Martínez / OPB This week, the Deschutes National Forest decided to allow certain e-bikes on 161 miles of trails in Central Oregon. Trail networks near Sisters, Bend and Sunriver that ...

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, ...

Wake up seven days a week with the Cascades Reader. Get local news, event information, podcasts, discounts and more. Sign up now! Sign up It’s a new dawn in the Deschutes National Forest. After months ...