U.S. Forest Service

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A thousand people walked along the Clark Fork River in Missoula over the weekend to rally support for public lands. It was also a protest of the Trump administration's cuts to staff at federal land management agencies.

The U.S. Forest Service announced a leadership change this week. The agency is the largest land manager in Montana, and has been rocked by budget cuts and layoffs.

At Neptune Aviation, an aerial firefighting company based in Missoula, maintenance crews work throughout the winter to keep their fleet ready to deploy across the country.

Montana's U.S. Attorney announces dismantling of a major fentanyl ring. Lolo National Forest's supervisor will retire at the end of the year. 30,000 acres of northwestern Montana forests will enter conservation easement

The US Forest Service is cutting seasonal jobs to deal with an expected budget shortfall. MTPR’s John Hooks looked into potential impacts in Montana, he discussed those with All Things Considered host Elinor Smith.

Firefighters jump out of planes or dig miles of line to try and stop a fire’s spread. Some do this while pregnant. For women in firefighting, balancing careers with the demands of motherhood can often force them out of the jobs they love. But a new group of women in fire is trying to change that.

A longtime Forest Service employee has been tapped to lead the Stevensville Ranger District on western Montana’s Bitterroot National Forest.

Road-building in the Flathead National Forest is harming threatened grizzly bears and bull trout, according to a federal judge.