The California governor is trying to accelerate forest thinning while the president wants to increase timber production but ...

Though the Forest Service says it will follow USDA orders, veteran San Bernardino forest managers say they know it can't be done.

Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27) spoke on the House floor to blast the decision to terminate U.S. Forest Service ...

Southern California's wildfire-ravaged national forests soon could fall under the ax, literally. An emergency order issued by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Friday ...

will manage the removal of vegetation and thinning of forests within their regions. At least half, $85 million, will be directed to conservancies in Southern California, while $54 will focus on ...

The USDA's order for the U.S. Forest Service to increase lumber production by 25% is being panned as both unwise and infeasible in Southern California's sprawling national forests due to a lack of ...

The USDA ordered a 25% increase in lumber production from national forests, including those in Southern California. Experts argue that Southern California forests lack suitable lumber and nearby ...