U.S. Forest Service

Two wildfires consumed more than 1,000 acres of the forest on a windy and record-setting 80-degree day in February. The forest’s management plan that includes setting some fires on purpose helped minimize the damage.

There are hundreds of volunteers who are already helping the Mark Twain National Forest, and there could be more out there. The forest service is looking to find them and better coordinate their efforts.

Dawn Laybolt is new to the Mark Twain National Forest but not the U.S. Forest Service, having served in various roles at a number of forests over the past 13 years.

The federal spending plan approved by Congress this week renews a program splitting lumber profits between the U.S. Forest Service and rural school…

Superintendent Tim Hager’s district in central Missouri is surrounded by federal forestland in every direction.School buses shuttle some of the 366…

The U.S. Forest Service has released a final environmental impact statement for its new management plan for the nation's public forests.The new Forest…