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Wildfire Mitigation

  • The White River National Forest, one of the most-visited national forests in the country, is headquartered in Glenwood Springs. The U.S. Forest Service saw thousands of jobs cut across the country, including close to 100 in Colorado, according to Sen. Bennet. (D-Colo.).
    Lawmakers, advocates warn of consequences of land management agency job cuts
    Caroline Llanes
    Lawmakers and advocates in the West are sounding the alarm on the impacts of federal jobs cuts in land management agencies like the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. They say services like firefighting, recreation management, and access to permits for extraction will be affected.