# forest service (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover forest service. Page: Feed: --- ## [Study Finds Ungrazed Sierra Nevada Meadow Healthier Than Livestock-Grazed Meadows](https://westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/study-finds-ungrazed-sierra-nevada) _2026-08-20 · Western Watersheds Project · Western Watersheds Project_ Recovery on ungrazed meadow in the Sequoia Nation Forest shows remarkable resilience to aid golden trout streams ## [The Trapper Who Should Know Better](https://westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/the-trapper-who-should-know-better) _2026-08-19 · Western Watersheds Project · Western Watersheds Project_ Bill Nelson has killed another endangered Mexican gray wolf. Once again, authorities treated it as an accident and declined to prosecute. ## [Court says Interior’s Izembek land swap broke the law](https://wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/court-says-interiors-izembek-land) _2026-08-18 · Wilderness Watch · Wilderness Watch_ Sole purpose of the land exchange is to facilitate construction of a road through the Izembek Wilderness ## [If a tree falls in the Wilderness, will we hear (about) it?](https://wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/if-a-tree-falls-in-the-wilderness) _2026-08-18 · Wilderness Watch · Wilderness Watch_ By Katie Bilodeau, Wilderness Watch ## [Why National Park wolves need a Sacred Resource Protection Zone](https://westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/why-national-park-wolves-need-a-sacred) _2026-08-12 · Western Watersheds Project · Western Watersheds Project_ An Indigenous-led proposal would protect wolves that cross the invisible boundaries of Yellowstone and Grand Teton, and honor their ecological, cultural, and economic importance. ## [Speak up to defend Wilderness from permanent climbing installations](https://wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-to-defend-wilderness-from) _2026-08-11 · Wilderness Watch · Wilderness Watch_ Your comments are needed by August 14 ## [A new investigative podcast uncovers new evidence in death of young BLM protester](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/07/nx-s1-5920371/a-new-investigative-podcast-uncovers-new-evidence-in-death-of-young-blm-protester) _2026-08-07 · Ailsa Chang · NPR Topics: Investigations_ "We Keep Us Safe," a new investigative podcast series from Embedded, uncovered new evidence in the 2020 shooting death of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. -- a killing that remains unsolved. ## [Thirty-Five Years Without Cows Transformed This Nevada River](https://westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/thirty-five-years-without-cows-transformed) _2026-08-06 · Western Watersheds Project · Western Watersheds Project_ The Marys River shows what passive restoration can accomplish across the arid West. Instead of replicating its success, the BLM may reopen it to livestock grazing. ## [New Mexico is investigating Epstein's former activities within state lines](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/05/nx-s1-5922452/new-mexico-is-investigating-epsteins-activities-within-state-lines) _2026-08-05 · Daniel Montaño · NPR Topics: Investigations_ The New Mexico attorney general is suing the U.S. Department of Justice for more information about Jeffrey Epstein and his activities at a ranch near Santa Fe. ## [Cheatgrass: The cause of the problem won’t solve the problem](https://westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/cheatgrass-the-cause-of-the-problem) _2026-08-03 · Western Watersheds Project · Western Watersheds Project_ Every few years, another study arrives promising a new reason why domestic livestock supposedly benefit America’s public lands. This time, it’s cheatgrass. ## [Zero-Persistence E2EE (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KcPOgsjzcgkX) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ End-to-end encryption with client-side WebCrypto and volatile memory. ## [A teen was killed at a Seattle protest. New video evidence shows what really happened](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/g-s1-133360/seattle-shooting-capitol-hill-occupied-protest) _2026-08-02 · David Gutman · NPR Topics: Investigations_ An 18-month investigation by The Seattle Times, KUOW and NPR's Embedded podcast and a review of more than a dozen videos from the night of the shooting reveal the most comprehensive view to date of how the chaotic scene unfolded. And they show how a Black teenager who came to join the civil rights movement of his generation — in a zone abandoned by police — ended up killed by a protest movement… ## [The BLM Blamed Wild Horses. Its Own Records Pointed to Cattle.](https://westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/the-blm-blamed-wild-horses-its-own) _2026-07-31 · Western Watersheds Project_ Photo of the Pancake Herd Management Area in Nevada (WWP/Erik Molvar) ## [Forest Service to authorize livestock in grizzly habitat on grazing leases already bought out for conservation purposes in Wyoming](https://westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/forest-service-to-authorize-livestock) _2026-07-29 · Western Watersheds Project · Western Watersheds Project_ The Trump Administration is trying to open up four former sheep grazing allotments on the Bridger-Teton National Forest for what they are calling “fire mitigation.” The problem is, these allotments – Elk Ridge, Lime Creek, Rock Creek, and Tosi Creek – have been recovering from livestock use for the last ten years after being administratively retired and ## [USFS quietly rewrites protections for imperiled species, hides new biological documents from public](https://westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/usfs-quietly-rewrites-protections) _2026-07-28 · Western Watersheds Project · Western Watersheds Project_ Weakened BiOps green-light grazing violations, abandon science, and leave iconic threatened species at risk ## [California wolf diet study shows that cattle are overpopulated](https://westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/california-wolf-diet-study-shows) _2026-07-27 · Western Watersheds Project · Western Watersheds Project_ A California wolf diet study reveals just how thoroughly domestic cattle have displaced native prey on public lands. ## [Urge your senators to remove anti-Wilderness logging riders from the National Defense Authorization Act](https://wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/urge-your-senators-to-remove-anti) _2026-07-27 · Wilderness Watch · Wilderness Watch_ Call your senators this week at 202-224-3121 ## [Emergency legal action aims to stop road building in Izembek Wilderness and National Wildlife Refuge](https://wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/emergency-legal-action-aims-to-stop) _2026-07-25 · Wilderness Watch · Wilderness Watch_ Lawsuit challenges Army Corps for violating the Clean Water Act when issuing permit ## [The Long War on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase](https://westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/the-long-war-on-bears-ears-and-grand) _2026-07-20 · Western Watersheds Project · Western Watersheds Project_ How decades of attacks on Utah’s national monuments culminated in Trump’s latest attempt to erase them. ## [Defend Wilderness from permanent climbing installations](https://wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/defend-wilderness-from-permanent) _2026-07-15 · Wilderness Watch · Wilderness Watch_ Speak up by July 20 to defend the Wilderness Act and America’s National Wilderness Preservation System ## [Wilderness Watch is in D.C. this week and we need your backup](https://wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/wilderness-watch-is-in-dc-this-week) _2026-07-14 · Wilderness Watch · Wilderness Watch_ Urge your members of Congress to defend Wilderness and protect the Wilderness Act ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tK8Juw0H7Yv5) _2026-07-14 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [Bureau of Land Management’s controversial livestock grazing proposal sparks more than 100,000 public comments](https://wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/bureau-of-land-managements-controversial) _2026-07-13 · Wilderness Watch · Wilderness Watch_ If enacted, these regulations would expand grazing at great cost to wilderness character and native wildlife, while hiding the consequences from the public ## [A guard punched him on camera. It was still nearly impossible for him to sue](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5825915/prison-grievance-retaliation-complaints) _2026-07-13 · Christie Thompson · NPR Topics: Investigations_ Prisoners are allowed to file complaints about mistreatment — but doing so often comes with retaliation. That's according to an investigation by NPR and The Marshall Project. ## [Conservation groups respond to Trump administration’s attacks on Endangered Species Act](https://wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/conservation-groups-respond-to-trump) _2026-07-11 · Wilderness Watch · Wilderness Watch_ White House moves could open the door to widespread destruction of habitat for endangered wildlife ## [Take action as Wilderness Watch heads to D.C. next week](https://wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/take-action-as-wilderness-watch-heads) _2026-07-08 · Wilderness Watch · Wilderness Watch_ We need wilderness defenders to call Congress at 202-224-3121 ## [A few people have played a big role in 'jamming through' Trump's arch, critics say](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/08/nx-s1-5869629/trump-arch-inspiration-long-before-design-approved) _2026-07-08 · Chiara Eisner · NPR Topics: Investigations_ The design process for new memorials shouldn't be fast-tracked or dictated by a select few, experts say. But a small group of people close to President Trump played an outsized role in the arch's quick approvals. ## [What's Really Behind the BLM's New Grazing Rule?](https://westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/whats-really-behind-the-blms-new) _2026-07-06 · Western Watersheds Project · Western Watersheds Project_ Watch now | There’s a week left to speak out against the new proposed grazing regulations for the Bureau of Land Management; here’s what you need to know. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204650560/cf873357f231577d74bdcbc09c00c0f7.mp3) ## [Embedded: "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/04/g-s1-120825/seattle-chop-zone-antonio-mays) _2026-06-18 · NPR Topics: Investigations_ In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved. ## ['Rejected': How federal prisons stonewall grievances and deny care for years](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/17/nx-s1-5343603/prison-lawsuits-grievance-denial-investigation) _2026-06-17 · Christie Thompson · NPR Topics: Investigations_ People who go to prison keep one important right — to file a grievance over their treatment: from abuse to denied medical care. But in the vast majority of cases, those efforts go nowhere, according to an analysis of federal data by The Marshall Project and NPR. ## [Federal judges face scrutiny after alleged misconduct in 3 states](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/09/nx-s1-5852204/michigan-georgia-idaho-judiciary-misconduct-scandal-scrutiny) _2026-06-09 · Carrie Johnson · NPR Topics: Investigations_ Three judges are facing misconduct allegations in three different states, putting pressure on the federal judiciary's system for policing bad behavior in its own ranks. ## [The Forest Service wants to close research hubs to save money. That could be costly](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/06/nx-s1-5831470/forest-service-cuts) _2026-06-06 · Chiara Eisner · NPR Topics: Investigations_ The Forest Service is trying to shut down research hubs because it says it needs to live within its means. But the agency plans to close facilities that cost less than $1 to rent while keeping open one that costs $1 million. ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xmBrv33QJhcM) _2026-06-06 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [Trump DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases, including violent assaults on cops](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/26/nx-s1-5834992/trump-deletes-jan-6-info) _2026-05-26 · Tom Dreisbach · NPR Topics: Investigations_ The Trump Department of Justice purged government news releases with information about prosecutions of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol and assaulted law enforcement on Jan. 6, 2021. ## [Red Light – Doesn’t Always Mean Stay Stopped](https://drivinginstructorblog.com/red-light-doesnt-always-mean-stay-stopped/) _2025-08-20 · BC Driving Blog · BC Driving Blog_ Mid-Block Pedestrian-Controlled Traffic Lights Did you know you don t always have to stay stopped at a red light? I m talking about mid-block pedestrian-controlled traffic lights in British Columbia. In other ## [How Does a Four Way Stop Work? Driving Guide British Columbia](https://drivinginstructorblog.com/4-way-stop/) _2025-07-26 · BC Driving Blog · BC Driving Blog_ What is the 4-Way Stop Intersection in North America? The 4-way stop is a type of intersection where all drivers must stop completely, and then take turns in order of ## [ICBC Drivers Abstract Online – How to Get Yours Fast & Easy](https://drivinginstructorblog.com/icbc-drivers-abstract-online/) _2025-01-29 · BC Driving Blog · BC Driving Blog_ ICBC Drivers Abstract Online What is an ICBC Drivers Abstract? It s simply your driving record. Kind of like your report card for driving. 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