Alt US Forest Service
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📣 Speaking for the trees, and:
🌲 600 million forest acres
💚 193 million acres public land
🥾 164,000 miles of trails
🎣 400,000 miles of streams
🪵 Billions of board feet timber
🚰 Trillions of gallons clean water
🚫Not affiliated with USDA Forest Service
🌲 600 million forest acres
💚 193 million acres public land
🥾 164,000 miles of trails
🎣 400,000 miles of streams
🪵 Billions of board feet timber
🚰 Trillions of gallons clean water
🚫Not affiliated with USDA Forest Service
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Spotlight PA: What’s At Stake For Allegheny National Forest As President US Forest Service Considers Rescinding Roadless Area Conservation Rule [Part II] www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/12...
What’s at stake as Trump admin weighs rescinding anti-logging rule
A spokesperson for the Allegheny National Forest said the impact would not be felt locally, but some advocates remain skeptical.
www.spotlightpa.org
December 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Spotlight PA: What’s At Stake For Allegheny National Forest As President US Forest Service Considers Rescinding Roadless Area Conservation Rule [Part II] www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/12...
“Orphan wells have no known owner, and Ohio has a program to plug them in an effort to ‘protect public health and safety, conserve natural resources, and allow the efficient development of Ohio’s oil and gas resources,’ according to the program’s website.”
A second death announced following August orphan well-plugging explosion in Wayne National Forest. Eric Bevin News and Sentinel: bit.ly/3KVZtzL
And BLM and U.S. Forest Service claim there will be "no significant impact" from fracking the Wayne...
@buckeyeenviro.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social
And BLM and U.S. Forest Service claim there will be "no significant impact" from fracking the Wayne...
@buckeyeenviro.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social
2 injured in Washington County well explosion have died
PARKERSBURG – Two people have died since being injured in an orphan well explosion in Washington County in August — the most recent on Dec. 14. Chris Pinkerton, 48, of Woodsfield, was an employee of M...
bit.ly
December 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“Orphan wells have no known owner, and Ohio has a program to plug them in an effort to ‘protect public health and safety, conserve natural resources, and allow the efficient development of Ohio’s oil and gas resources,’ according to the program’s website.”
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Recent storms that brought heavy rains to Southwest Washington left behind a swath of environmental damage across the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the national forest saw more than 16 inches of rainfall in early December.
Storms wash out Gifford Pinchot roads, damage parts of forest
Recent storms that brought heavy rains to Southwest Washington left behind a swath of environmental damage across the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the nationa
www.columbian.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Recent storms that brought heavy rains to Southwest Washington left behind a swath of environmental damage across the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the national forest saw more than 16 inches of rainfall in early December.
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In 2025, USDA lost over 20,000 employees – including 16% of the U.S. Forest Service work force.
The Trump Administration's indiscriminate, shortsighted layoffs hurt Colorado's farmers, undermine efforts to strengthen rural economies, and leave our state more vulnerable to wildfires.
The Trump Administration's indiscriminate, shortsighted layoffs hurt Colorado's farmers, undermine efforts to strengthen rural economies, and leave our state more vulnerable to wildfires.
Agriculture Department Sheds a Fifth of Its Workers
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
In 2025, USDA lost over 20,000 employees – including 16% of the U.S. Forest Service work force.
The Trump Administration's indiscriminate, shortsighted layoffs hurt Colorado's farmers, undermine efforts to strengthen rural economies, and leave our state more vulnerable to wildfires.
The Trump Administration's indiscriminate, shortsighted layoffs hurt Colorado's farmers, undermine efforts to strengthen rural economies, and leave our state more vulnerable to wildfires.
I think there’s a deeper story here about how rural communities are experiencing the Trump tariffs this Christmas.
U.S. Forest Service data shows that the number of recreational Christmas tree permits issued across Montana’s national forests rose from 21,550 in 2016 to 28,878 in 2024, an increase of 34 percent.
More Montanans cutting Christmas trees in National Forests
Bozeman-area Custer Gallatin National Forest reports issuing the most recreational tree permits.
montanafreepress.org
December 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I think there’s a deeper story here about how rural communities are experiencing the Trump tariffs this Christmas.
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My latest for @politico.com - the Trump administration is waking a sleeping giant in this red state with its attacks on public lands. Will either party notice?
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
‘I Didn’t Vote for This’: A Revolt Against DOGE Cuts, Deep in Trump Country
Trump administration policies slashing staffing and funding for public lands are waking a sleeping political giant in Montana. Will either party notice?
www.politico.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
My latest for @politico.com - the Trump administration is waking a sleeping giant in this red state with its attacks on public lands. Will either party notice?
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Happy Kwanzaa!
Kwanzaa is a time many people around the world celebrate their ancestors and acknowledge the African American values of unity, self-determination, collective responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.
December 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Happy Kwanzaa!
Good work, #AltCitizens.
It was never you alone…
It was #AllOfUs together.
Keep up the engagement in 2026.
It was never you alone…
It was #AllOfUs together.
Keep up the engagement in 2026.
When Coloradans call, we listen—and we fight to solve their problems.
In response to the chaos and uncertainty of this year, our office received hundreds of thousands of calls and millions of letters from Coloradans seeking help and making their voices heard.
In response to the chaos and uncertainty of this year, our office received hundreds of thousands of calls and millions of letters from Coloradans seeking help and making their voices heard.
December 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Good work, #AltCitizens.
It was never you alone…
It was #AllOfUs together.
Keep up the engagement in 2026.
It was never you alone…
It was #AllOfUs together.
Keep up the engagement in 2026.
I was shared this unlisted video: a message from our top boss evangelizing one particular view of the holiday season.
Sec. Rollins, please be respectful of faith traditions different from your own.
That said— glad you’re enjoying a festively decorated tree this Saturnalia🪐
Sec. Rollins, please be respectful of faith traditions different from your own.
That said— glad you’re enjoying a festively decorated tree this Saturnalia🪐
Secretary Brooke Rollins Christmas Message
YouTube video by USDA
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I was shared this unlisted video: a message from our top boss evangelizing one particular view of the holiday season.
Sec. Rollins, please be respectful of faith traditions different from your own.
That said— glad you’re enjoying a festively decorated tree this Saturnalia🪐
Sec. Rollins, please be respectful of faith traditions different from your own.
That said— glad you’re enjoying a festively decorated tree this Saturnalia🪐
Whose glinting tchotchke drew his slimy gaze?
“Trump called repeatedly during his presidential transition and the early months of his second term for U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, and has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island.”
“Trump called repeatedly during his presidential transition and the early months of his second term for U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, and has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island.”
No, he wants to pillage Greenland for it's natural resources, like the robber barons of old.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
Trump says U.S. 'needs' Greenland for national security reasons | CBC News
The leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Monday that the United States won't take over Greenland and demanded respect for their territorial integrity after U.S. President Donald Trump announced t...
www.cbc.ca
December 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Whose glinting tchotchke drew his slimy gaze?
“Trump called repeatedly during his presidential transition and the early months of his second term for U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, and has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island.”
“Trump called repeatedly during his presidential transition and the early months of his second term for U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, and has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island.”
Turns out Trump’s DOJ is so incompetent it’s possible to simply copy text hidden by some of the “redacted” documents, to reveal what the DOJ wanted to redact.
This technique revealed more hush money arrangements.
If 10% of the files released are this damning, what do the rest show?
This technique revealed more hush money arrangements.
If 10% of the files released are this damning, what do the rest show?
December 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Turns out Trump’s DOJ is so incompetent it’s possible to simply copy text hidden by some of the “redacted” documents, to reveal what the DOJ wanted to redact.
This technique revealed more hush money arrangements.
If 10% of the files released are this damning, what do the rest show?
This technique revealed more hush money arrangements.
If 10% of the files released are this damning, what do the rest show?
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Three environmental organizations have dropped a lawsuit challenging proposed logging in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest after the federal government canceled the project. ncnewsline.com/briefs/envir... By @christinezhu.bsky.social #ncpol
Environmentalists drop lawsuit after stopping unlawful logging in Pisgah National Forest • NC Newsline
The proposed project was to take place in a designated North Carolina Natural Heritage Natural Area containing rare plants and sitting above the Nolichucky River.
ncnewsline.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Three environmental organizations have dropped a lawsuit challenging proposed logging in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest after the federal government canceled the project. ncnewsline.com/briefs/envir... By @christinezhu.bsky.social #ncpol
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Warren Times: US Forest Service Closes American Refining Group Facilities In Allegheny National Forest Declaring Them Unsafe Due To Hazardous Materials, Structurally Unsound Buildings [PaEN] tinyurl.com/33jzkjx5
December 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Warren Times: US Forest Service Closes American Refining Group Facilities In Allegheny National Forest Declaring Them Unsafe Due To Hazardous Materials, Structurally Unsound Buildings [PaEN] tinyurl.com/33jzkjx5
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Bitterroot National Forest officials on Friday publicly released the draft initial plan of operations for the Sheep Creek Project, a proposed exploratory mine for rare-earth metals.
Bitterroot Forest releases draft plan for proposed Sheep Creek mine
Bitterroot National Forest officials on Friday publicly released the draft initial plan of operations for the Sheep Creek Project, a proposed exploratory mine for rare-earth metals.
bit.ly
December 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Bitterroot National Forest officials on Friday publicly released the draft initial plan of operations for the Sheep Creek Project, a proposed exploratory mine for rare-earth metals.
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Ottawa National Forest Proposes Massive Logging Project
->Environmental Law & Policy Center | #logging #national forest | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Environmental Law & Policy Center | #logging #national forest | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
Ottawa National Forest Proposes Massive Logging Project
Ottawa National Forest Proposes Massive Logging Project This project would extend for 40 Miles from the Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness to U.S. 2 near Iron River SHARE By Kelly Thayer, Senior Policy Advocate The Ottawa National Forest in Michigan’s Western...
elpc.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“Hurricane Helene destroyed 17 miles of the trail between Damascus and Whitetop Mountain in September 2024, damaging 30 of the trail’s 31 historic trestles. Since then, Forest Service crews and contractors cleared debris and made preliminary repairs.”
"Forest Service, Virginia celebrate groundbreaking for Virginia Creeper Trail"
www.fs.usda.gov/r08/gwj/news... via @forestservice.bsky.social
www.fs.usda.gov/r08/gwj/news... via @forestservice.bsky.social
George Washington and Jefferson National Forests : Press Release - Forest Service, Virginia celebrate groundbreaking for Virginia Creeper Trail
U.S.
www.fs.usda.gov
December 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
“Hurricane Helene destroyed 17 miles of the trail between Damascus and Whitetop Mountain in September 2024, damaging 30 of the trail’s 31 historic trestles. Since then, Forest Service crews and contractors cleared debris and made preliminary repairs.”
Ghost written by a USDA Forest Service wilderness ranger:
“They will not replace me if I leave. I have to hope that by staying I can be the bridge to the next generation of wilderness rangers.”
That’s a beautiful reason to stay 💚
“They will not replace me if I leave. I have to hope that by staying I can be the bridge to the next generation of wilderness rangers.”
That’s a beautiful reason to stay 💚
"They will not replace me if I leave. I have to hope that by staying I can be the bridge to the next generation of wilderness rangers."
wildernesswatch.org/they-will-no...
wildernesswatch.org/they-will-no...
They will not replace me if I leave: A wilderness ranger’s 2025 season - Wilderness Watch
I’m a quarter mile into my hike when the tears start to fall. I can’t control them these days. I’m at work, wearing my uniform, and I do not want to be crying right now. I briefly contemplate walking ...
wildernesswatch.org
December 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Ghost written by a USDA Forest Service wilderness ranger:
“They will not replace me if I leave. I have to hope that by staying I can be the bridge to the next generation of wilderness rangers.”
That’s a beautiful reason to stay 💚
“They will not replace me if I leave. I have to hope that by staying I can be the bridge to the next generation of wilderness rangers.”
That’s a beautiful reason to stay 💚
One more bump.
Final day to comment today (Dec. 22, 2025).
www.regulations.gov/document/FWS...
#Resist
#AllOfUs
#AltCitizen
Final day to comment today (Dec. 22, 2025).
www.regulations.gov/document/FWS...
#Resist
#AllOfUs
#AltCitizen
Cited as a reason for the change is the EO on oil— that’s all you need to know.
If nothing else, please comment “Do not weaken the ESA. Threatened species need blanket protections until a species-specific plan is developed.”
If nothing else, please comment “Do not weaken the ESA. Threatened species need blanket protections until a species-specific plan is developed.”
December 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
One more bump.
Final day to comment today (Dec. 22, 2025).
www.regulations.gov/document/FWS...
#Resist
#AllOfUs
#AltCitizen
Final day to comment today (Dec. 22, 2025).
www.regulations.gov/document/FWS...
#Resist
#AllOfUs
#AltCitizen
Bump
YOUR COMMENTS NEEDED
Weakening the Endangered Species Act!Comments due tomorrow, Dec 22.
Comments needed related to blanket protections for species classified as threatened. Endangered species will still have blanket protections, but threatened will NOT unless there is a species-specific plan.
Weakening the Endangered Species Act!Comments due tomorrow, Dec 22.
Comments needed related to blanket protections for species classified as threatened. Endangered species will still have blanket protections, but threatened will NOT unless there is a species-specific plan.
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
December 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Bump
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Internal Forest Service report finds ‘unpassable trails, unsafe bridges’...
The report concludes public lands are deteriorating quickly after the Trump administration cut staff.
Trail are being “abandoned” and deteriorating rapidly, threatening visitor safety.
(Free gift article)
wapo.st/3MJKv07
The report concludes public lands are deteriorating quickly after the Trump administration cut staff.
Trail are being “abandoned” and deteriorating rapidly, threatening visitor safety.
(Free gift article)
wapo.st/3MJKv07
Internal Forest Service report finds ‘unpassable trails, unsafe bridges’
A report obtained by The Post says the U.S. Forest Service’s trails are deteriorating rapidly due to staff cuts under the Trump administration, posing risks to visitors.
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Internal Forest Service report finds ‘unpassable trails, unsafe bridges’...
The report concludes public lands are deteriorating quickly after the Trump administration cut staff.
Trail are being “abandoned” and deteriorating rapidly, threatening visitor safety.
(Free gift article)
wapo.st/3MJKv07
The report concludes public lands are deteriorating quickly after the Trump administration cut staff.
Trail are being “abandoned” and deteriorating rapidly, threatening visitor safety.
(Free gift article)
wapo.st/3MJKv07
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Trump cut the Forest Service so badly that some districts lost 100% of their trail staff.
If your favorite hiking trail is falling apart, this is why.
If your favorite hiking trail is falling apart, this is why.
How Trump broke nature
It’s difficult to keep track of all of the ways in which President Donald Trump has made our lives increasingly awful over the last 11 months. Every day we bear witness to his comprehensive ...
www.dailykos.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Trump cut the Forest Service so badly that some districts lost 100% of their trail staff.
If your favorite hiking trail is falling apart, this is why.
If your favorite hiking trail is falling apart, this is why.
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"In a Colorado branch of the Forest Service, one man was designated purchaser for the entire office. Anyone who wanted to buy horse fodder or irrigation pipes had to wait until the man returned from weeks-long firefighting trips."
December 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"In a Colorado branch of the Forest Service, one man was designated purchaser for the entire office. Anyone who wanted to buy horse fodder or irrigation pipes had to wait until the man returned from weeks-long firefighting trips."
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The Forest Service reports that budget cuts have led to “unpassable” trails and unsafe bridges.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
How Trump broke nature
It’s difficult to keep track of all of the ways in which President Donald Trump has made our lives increasingly awful over the last 11 months. Every day we bear witness to his comprehensive ...
www.dailykos.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Forest Service reports that budget cuts have led to “unpassable” trails and unsafe bridges.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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YOUR COMMENTS NEEDED
Weakening the Endangered Species Act!Comments due tomorrow, Dec 22.
Comments needed related to blanket protections for species classified as threatened. Endangered species will still have blanket protections, but threatened will NOT unless there is a species-specific plan.
Weakening the Endangered Species Act!Comments due tomorrow, Dec 22.
Comments needed related to blanket protections for species classified as threatened. Endangered species will still have blanket protections, but threatened will NOT unless there is a species-specific plan.
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
December 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
YOUR COMMENTS NEEDED
Weakening the Endangered Species Act!Comments due tomorrow, Dec 22.
Comments needed related to blanket protections for species classified as threatened. Endangered species will still have blanket protections, but threatened will NOT unless there is a species-specific plan.
Weakening the Endangered Species Act!Comments due tomorrow, Dec 22.
Comments needed related to blanket protections for species classified as threatened. Endangered species will still have blanket protections, but threatened will NOT unless there is a species-specific plan.
Gotta hand it to the Dept. Of Justice:
This creative approach to compliance with Federal law would make responding to FOIA requests at the Forest Service SO. MUCH. EASIER.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
This creative approach to compliance with Federal law would make responding to FOIA requests at the Forest Service SO. MUCH. EASIER.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
The EPSTEIN Files are a much quicker read than I expected.
December 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Gotta hand it to the Dept. Of Justice:
This creative approach to compliance with Federal law would make responding to FOIA requests at the Forest Service SO. MUCH. EASIER.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
This creative approach to compliance with Federal law would make responding to FOIA requests at the Forest Service SO. MUCH. EASIER.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles