Conservation Currents | What Drastic Cuts to the Federal Land Manager Workforce Mean for Washington’s Public Lands

Gutting of the Forest Service will cause irreparable damage to wilderness character - Wilderness Watch

By Suzanne Cable The U.S. Forest Service is headed for obsolescence due to recent personnel reductions, proposed budget cuts, and re-organization plans. The ability of the Forest Service to meet its legislatively mandated multiple-use mission to the American public is being systematically dismantled. I, and many Americans, welcome thoughtful strategic reform of federal agencies, but what we have seen occur over the last several months to the For…

In central Idaho wilderness, citizen stewardship surges

Historic cuts to U.S. Forest Service staffing under the Trump administration this spring—compounded by the Biden administration’s hiring freeze last fall—have left vast stretches of Idaho’s Sawtooth and Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds wilderness areas far less monitored this summer.

Conservation Currents | What Drastic Cuts to the Federal Land Manager Workforce Mean for Washington’s Public Lands

In this piece from Mountaineer magazine, learn about recent agency workforce reductions, how these staffing cuts will impact our national forests and parks, and what you can do to help.