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Reactions from PNW on nationwide directive to protect old-growth forests

By Lauren Gallup January 5, 2024

Many federal old-growth forests were protected in the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan. (Credit: Paula Swedeen / Conservation Northwest)

The United States Forest Service, under the directive of the United States Department of Agriculture, has announced plans to apply consistent standards to the conservation, restoration and maintenance of old-growth across the country’s national forests. It’s a first of its kind standard that many say is necessary, given threats from climate change and varied management Read More

Missing: What to do when someone disappears

By Lauren Paterson October 30, 2023

A drone photo shows a remote dirt road next to a green meadow surrounded by mountains covered by evergreen trees.

Terrence Woods went missing in October 2018 near Orogrande, Idaho while filming with a British TV crew from Raw TV. The wilderness of Idaho County (pictured here) is some of […]Read More

Communities to receive $197 million in federal funding for wildfire preparation

By Lauren Paterson March 21, 2023

A firefighter with a yellow helmet near trees douses bright orange flames with a red water can.

A firefighter uses a drip torch to burn the edges of an area up to a fire break in Chelan, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Listen (Runtime :50) Read The Biden […]Read More

Many in McCall can’t find housing, even as most houses sit vacant

By Lauren Paterson January 26, 2023

A woman wearing a black coat and winter hat sits on the steps of white RV. Two large white dogs sit in front of her on a snowy, overcast day in McCall, Idaho.

Hannah Stewart sits on the front steps of the RV she lives in year-round in McCall due to a lack of affordable housing options. (Credit: Ashlee Fliney) Listen (Runtime 3:15) […]Read More

Federal government allocates over $6 billion to wildfire technology and management

By Lauren Gallup January 24, 2023

Firefighters stand in the distance with drip torches along a road surrounded by trees. A fire burns in the foreground of the picture. It's climbing up some smaller trees.

Lawmakers are allocating over $6 billion this fiscal year to support the Department of the Interior and the United States Forest Service in wildfire response. It’s an increase of 14% from the last year’s funding, and will support wildfire suppression, operations and a new research hub to aid fire management. This fiscal year, the forest service will see an increase of Read More