Heading into hiking and camping season, an already lean Forest Service staff will be stretched even thinner in the Cascades ...

They empty trash bins at trailheads. Dig pit toilets at backcountry campsites. Cut down trees in campgrounds at risk of falling on unsuspecting campers. Carve up logs that have fallen across hiking ...

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"Trees that fall down every year across the trail will likely go uncut and people will be hiking over trees all the time." MORE: When hikers need assistance on days with extreme heat, National ...

Greater fire danger, closed public bathrooms and deteriorating hiking trails are among the impacts of President ... she was a forestry technician based in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Downs ...

Impact of firings on Forest Service Understaffing has also been a concern for the U.S. Forest Service, said Owen Wickenheiser, a former wilderness and climbing ranger at the Okanagan Wenatchee ... the ...

Understaffing has also been a concern for the U.S. Forest Service, said Owen Wickenheiser, a former wilderness and climbing ranger at the Okanagan Wenatchee ... every year across the trail will likely ...