Idaho governor gives executive order to ramp up timber harvests on national forests within the state - Northwest Public Broadcasting

Idaho governor gives executive order to ramp up timber harvests on national forests within the state - Northwest Public Broadcasting

Logging in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests in 2024 for the Hoodoo Valley Good Neighbor Authority ton timber sale. (Credit: Brittney Esser / Idaho Department of Lands) Listen https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WEB042925LP_ForestEO_WRAP_mixdown.mp3(Runtime :52) Read A new executive order this month from Idaho Gov. Brad Little has been issued to ramp up timber harvests on nation…

Executive order threatens protections across 112 million acres of U.S. Forests; Science teachers react

America’s national parks and forests, long viewed as a national treasure, are far more than havens for bird watching, hiking, mountain climbing and sightseeing—they are critical to climate regulation and biodiversity. The U.S. national park system now spans more than 273 million acres, including 433 national park sites national park sites and 154 national forests, a legacy that began when President Ulysses S. Grant protected the first federal la…