U.S. Forest Service

The U.S. Forest Service has proposed the elimination of federal guidelines that have blocked road construction on nearly 45 million acres of public lands for decades.

The National Interagency Fire Center raised the country’s wildfire preparedness level to the highest point. Even though Arizona is in the midst of monsoon season, a former Forest Service official says the state isn't out of the woods yet.

Arizona hasn’t had the extreme wildfire season many had feared following one of the driest winters on record. But nationally, a severe fire season is raising questions about federal readiness.

Authorities said Nick Hutcherson, 27, of Glendale and two others were killed while responding to the Knowles Fire Saturday. Hutcherson was assigned to the U.S. Forest Service Kaibab National Forest.

The national guidelines would establish recreational climbing as an appropriate use of Forest Service lands and would also allow more fixed anchors in wilderness areas.

The Forest Service says it's fully staffed with seasonal firefighters going into summer but there are still questions about whether the government is prepared if major wildfires get out of hand.

The Forest Service wants to shut down research hubs to cut costs. But the agency plans to close one that costs less than $1 per month to rent while keeping another open at $1 million per month.

The U.S. Forest Service plans to close or combine dozens of facilities nationwide as part of a massive reorganization.

The Trump administration plans to move the headquarters of the U.S. Forest Service to Salt Lake City as the U.S. Department of Agriculture begins a sweeping restructuring of the agency.

The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international mining companies is complete, but a group of Apache women is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene as a last-ditch effort to stop the project.