As a forestry technician and wilderness ranger for Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington state, Downs picked up trash that campers left behind and buried human waste. Downs camped alongside ...

Prescribed burning operations will begin across the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest as soon as weather and fuel moisture ...

That was then. After four years as lead animal packer for the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Goodrich was fired Feb. 13 as part of the Trump administration’s widespread purge of the federal ...

Prescribed burning operations will begin across the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, including several areas in the Methow Valley, as soon as weather and fuel moisture conditions allow, the U.S.

a Forest Service employee in Washington state’s Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest until he was fired this month. Henderson’s job was to prepare the forest for private logging operations ...

It’s almost that time of year and for those yearning to cut their Christmas tree from the national forest, permits are now available. USDA Forest Service said there are three options for ...

A handful of veterans speaking to The Associated Press are divided over the Trump administration's proposed cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

While the fired workers do not include firefighters, the move has impacted Forest Service employees ... lead wilderness ranger at the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest when he was fired earlier ...

At the North Cascades National Park, advocates had previously been sounding the alarm over lack of staffing. The North Cascades Conservation Council recently circulated a petition to reopen the ...

and a small team of forest service workers tend to the animals, which are used to pack supplies, building materials and fire equipment deep into the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.