national forest

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Eckdahl and his colleagues combined detailed national forest records with direct field measurements to reconstruct the amount of carbon released by each fire.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

In the new lawsuit, the federal government is seeking to recover costs for the damage the 2019 fire caused to 800 acres of national forest, including for the destruction of wildlife and habitats.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

He added that officials had since widened their search area to include national forest land outside Anaconda, a town with a population of almost 10,000 in south-western Montana that is surrounded by dense, mountainous terrain.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

Forest Service’s 2024 decision denying its application for a new permit to continue operating its pipeline and other water infrastructure in the national forest.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

“Some day each of these great ranges will be a national forest, and each of these canons will contain its lake, its reservoir.”

From Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West by Garland, Hamlin