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Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Trump proposed cutting the Northwest’s national forests. So what happens next?

April 15, 2025, 1:36pm Latest News

The federal government is readying to fire up more chain saws in the Northwest’s national forests. Read story

Clark County fire officials say they’re ready for wildfire season despite chaos at federal, state levels

April 5, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News

Local fire officials say they are ready for the upcoming wildfire season that typically runs from June through October, despite potential state and federal cuts. Read story

The 2022 Kalama Fire burned 500 acres on the south side of Mount St. Helens in 2022.

Forest Service to replant trees lost in wildfires in Gifford Pinchot National Forest

The 2022 Kalama Fire burned 500 acres on the south side of Mount St. Helens in 2022.

April 1, 2025, 6:07am Clark County News

The U.S. Forest Service is planning to replant 134 acres of trees in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest lost during the 2022 Siouxon, Kalama and Sunset fires. The federal agency is accepting public comment on the proposal until Sunday. Read story

Students walk into the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Science and Learning Center at Coldwater in May 2023. Fired probationary workers from the monument and surrounding Gifford Pinchot National Forest were brought back to work Monday.

After mass firings, rehired Gifford Pinchot National Forest workers return to work

Students walk into the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Science and Learning Center at Coldwater in May 2023. Fired probationary workers from the monument and surrounding Gifford Pinchot National Forest were brought back to work Monday.

March 24, 2025, 12:47pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Staff fired from the Gifford Pinchot National Forest returned to work Monday, following weeks of uncertainty after the federal government’s mass firings earlier this year. Read story

FILE - Earielle London looks back as she and other students from Alabama A&M and Tuskegee Universities march into the woods for a wildland firefighter training June 9, 2023, in Hazel Green, Ala.

Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters while DOGE cuts wildfire support staff

FILE - Earielle London looks back as she and other students from Alabama A&M and Tuskegee Universities march into the woods for a wildland firefighter training June 9, 2023, in Hazel Green, Ala.

March 20, 2025, 9:14am Latest News

Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump, but many worry that mass federal worker firings will leave the nation more vulnerable to wildfires. Read story

Trekking on the Pacific Crest Trail in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest is a great way for hikers to find peace and solitude. The forest is one of 17 national forests included in the U.S. Forest Service’s Northwest Forest Plan. Public comment on proposed changes to the plan are due by Monday.

Northwest Forest Plan less effective in the face of climate change, says Forest Service, proposing changes

Trekking on the Pacific Crest Trail in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest is a great way for hikers to find peace and solitude. The forest is one of 17 national forests included in the U.S. Forest Service’s Northwest Forest Plan. Public comment on proposed changes to the plan are due by Monday.

March 14, 2025, 1:16pm Clark County News

Time is running out for those wanting to offer feedback on proposed changes to the U.S. Forest Service’s Northwest Forest Plan. The public comment period closes Monday. Read story

System dispatchers monitor the grid at the Bonneville Power Administration's Ross Complex in September. The federal government is walking back firings and reinstating some laid-off workers locally.

Trump reverses course on federal worker firings, opening the door for rehiring in Clark County, maybe

System dispatchers monitor the grid at the Bonneville Power Administration's Ross Complex in September. The federal government is walking back firings and reinstating some laid-off workers locally.

March 10, 2025, 12:52pm Clark County News

The Trump administration has backed down from its move to fire thousands of probationary federal workers. The switch means hundreds of local federal workers may now be rehired if they were fired or keep their positions if they had not yet been cut. Read story

The United States Forest Service suffered significant staffing cuts at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

Forest Service cuts in Gifford Pinchot: ‘The impact is going to be huge’ to Southwest Washington

The United States Forest Service suffered significant staffing cuts at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

February 26, 2025, 6:08am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Visitors to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest should expect fewer services as the second Trump administration lays off federal workers. Read story

During an August forest walk through the Dabbler timberland, residents and volunteers hold up a sign calling for its preservation. The Friends of Clark County have joined with Legacy Forest Defense Coalition in filing suit against the state to block the upcoming timber lands sale.

‘A direct assault on the ecological heritage of Clark County’: Groups sue state to stop sale of timberland in Yacolt Burn

During an August forest walk through the Dabbler timberland, residents and volunteers hold up a sign calling for its preservation. The Friends of Clark County have joined with Legacy Forest Defense Coalition in filing suit against the state to block the upcoming timber lands sale.

January 2, 2025, 6:06am Business

The Friends of Clark County and the Legacy Forest Defense Coalition are suing the state Department of Natural Resources to stop the planned sale and clear-cutting of 140 acres of timberland. Read story

After a three-day search for two missing Oregon men, the Skamania County search and rescue team returned to base to find thousands of dollars of equipment were stolen. Thieves cut a hole in a fence and ransacked the shed used to store specialized gear.

Expensive gear stolen from Skamania search and rescue as team searched for two Oregon men later found dead

After a three-day search for two missing Oregon men, the Skamania County search and rescue team returned to base to find thousands of dollars of equipment were stolen. Thieves cut a hole in a fence and ransacked the shed used to store specialized gear.

December 30, 2024, 1:00pm Clark County News

Skamania County’s search and rescue team was hit by thieves over the weekend, just as the team was ending its search for two Oregon men who disappeared in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest while on a Sasquatch hunt. Read story