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Protesters march to a 2019 rally opposing the Berlaimont Estates development, proposed north of Edwards. This week the hearing officer who presided over a Jan. 7 objections hearing cited eight areas where additional information must be included in the draft decision to approve a road through USFS land to the Berlaimont site. Daily file photo The U.S. Forest Service hearing officer who presided over a Jan. 7 hearing objections meeting has upheld the Berlaimont Estates access road approval. But Tammy Angel, the Forest Service official who served as the objections hearing officer, also directed ...

Pisgah National Forest grows at Linville Gorge The newly conserved property offers a stunning view of Linville Gorge. Nicky Doty photo More than 200 acres have been added to the Pisgah National Forest at Linville Gorge thanks to a recently completed project by The Conservation Fund.  The nonprofit purchased the 205-acre property in 2018 and transferred it to the U.S. Forest Service at the end of 2020. Support from the Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Conservancy and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, together with funding from the Land and Water Conse...

4 wild horses fatally shot in Arizona; $5,000 reward offered for information By FOX 10 Staff article SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. - A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of whoever is responsible for fatal shootings of four wild horses in northern Arizona. Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest officials said officers responded to reports of dead horses on the Black Mesa Ranger District outside of the Heber Wild Horse Territory last Thursday. Authorities said equine necropsies showed all four horses were shot to death. "The seriousness of this and past horse-related incid...

SFNF Welcomes Acting Forest Supervisor Erin Swiader …Swiader will oversee management, protection, productivity of 1.6 million acres SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) welcomes Erin Swiader as Acting Forest Supervisor behind former Forest Supervisor James Melonas, who left the SFNF in November to become Forest Supervisor for the National Forests of North Carolina. Swiader comes to the SFNF from the Northern Region where she is Chief of Staff. Headquartered in Missoula, MT, the Northern Region manages nine national forests and the Dakota Prairie Grasslands across five states. A...

Over 200 Acres On Long Arm Mountain Preserved At Linville Gorge In Pisgah National Forest Published: 07 January 2021 The Conservation Fund and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced the addition of 205 acres to Pisgah National Forest at Linville Gorge, buffering the adjacent Wilderness Area. Its protection secures iconic viewsheds, enhances access for recreation, and preserves wildlife habitat and water quality for the area. In 2018, The Conservation Fund purchased the property and transferred it to USFS for their permanent protection at the end of 2020. This effort was made possible w...