National Forest /tags/national-forest National Forest en-US Copyright 皇冠网址/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:18:34 GMT Logging could increase by 25% on a large swath of Mountain West forests /2025-04-09/logging-could-increase-by-25-on-a-large-swath-of-mountain-west-forests Environmentalists decried the move, but some in the timber industry say this could boost the economy and prevent fires. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:18:34 GMT /2025-04-09/logging-could-increase-by-25-on-a-large-swath-of-mountain-west-forests Hanna Merzbach Voters concerned about economic effects of U.S. Forest Service and National Parks layoffs, poll finds /2025-03-06/voters-concerned-economic-effects-cuts-national-parks-forest-service New polling shows widespread support for increasing or keeping funding the same for the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. This comes on the heels of the Trump administration鈥檚 recent firings of federal park and forest employees. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 02:39:46 GMT /2025-03-06/voters-concerned-economic-effects-cuts-national-parks-forest-service Kaleb Roedel US inventory: old forests cover area larger than California /regional-news/2023-04-22/us-inventory-old-forests-cover-area-larger-than-california The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government lands. Those older forests cover an area larger than California but are under threat by fires, insects, disease and other side-effects of climate change. Administration officials say they plan a new rule to help protect the nation's woodlands. Environmentalists hope that will mean new restrictions on logging. Skeptics from the timber industry and in Congress want more focus on fighting wildfires by thinning forests. Sat, 22 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-04-22/us-inventory-old-forests-cover-area-larger-than-california Matthew Brown, Associated Press Underrepresented communities want to see important heritage landmarks recognized /regional-news/2022-12-16/underrepresented-communities-want-to-see-important-heritage-landmarks-recognized The Biden Administration has recognized some national landmarks in our region. But some advocates want to see more sites protected that are important to underrepresented groups. Fri, 16 Dec 2022 20:51:19 GMT /regional-news/2022-12-16/underrepresented-communities-want-to-see-important-heritage-landmarks-recognized Emma VandenEinde Western water leaders talk local solutions amid Colorado River crisis /regional-news/2022-12-02/western-water-leaders-talk-local-solutions-amid-colorado-river-crisis The Water Hub, an organization centered on water justice, led a briefing with a team of panelists to share local solutions as the Colorado River faces historic drought. Fri, 02 Dec 2022 22:33:38 GMT /regional-news/2022-12-02/western-water-leaders-talk-local-solutions-amid-colorado-river-crisis Emma VandenEinde Overrun National Forests Prompt Action From U.S. Congress /news/2021-06-21/overrun-national-forests-prompt-action-from-u-s-congress Colorado's ski areas spend about $25 million a year in fees in exchange for being on federal land, and only a small fraction returns to those forests for management. The Denver Post reports on a bill recently introduced in Congress that would allow forests that bring in large amounts of ski fees to allocate some of that money for staffing. Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:36:41 GMT /news/2021-06-21/overrun-national-forests-prompt-action-from-u-s-congress Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, Associated Press