The timeless image of a lone forest ranger winding through a mountain pass, trailing a string of pack mules is as ingrained on Western culture as the cowboy riding into the sunset. Next to Smokey the ...

A project that could have taken weeks with human power has been greatly shortened with the help from some furry friends from Wyoming. For the past week, local Forest Service managers partnered with ...

The Forest Service is taking a team approach to restoring a fire lookout on a peak overlooking the Clark Fork River. Although many helping hands are involved, the heavy lifting was done last week by a ...

ASPEN — For the first time in more than 50 years, a trip to Mountain Boy Basin will reveal only wild, pristine wilderness, thanks to the massive and diverse efforts of prison inmates, local children ...

OJAI, Calif. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service is using pack mules to supply firefighters battling a wildfire in the sensitive Sespe Wilderness of Los Padres National Forest. Each mule in the pack string ...

U.S. Forest Service employees who gathered for a training in Rifle earlier this month weren’t there to learn about how to make use of newfangled things such as drones or artificial intelligence to do ...

As California's numerous wildfires continue to rage throughout the state, great numbers of aircraft, trucks, personnel and even drones have been deployed to the area. However, the fight to contain the ...

For students and others who need a method of carrying things around, but don't need something as large as a full-sized backpack, a drawstring bag can come in handy. The team at mochibags realized that ...

EDGEMONT - The U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Regional Specialty Pack String will be host to the 100th anniversary celebration of the Fall River County Fair, held this week in Edgemont. As part of ...

Ten horses and mules lined the corral Wednesday at the Marblemount Ranger Station barn neighing, grunting and kicking up dust as they were readied for a training exercise. Heather Koon-Swanson, who ...