Having lost so many times in court because they keep breaking the law, the Forest Service has now turned to what are called “landscape scale treatments” where they refuse to tell the public how, when, ...

Colville vs. Columbia River Gorge in the Northwest national forest poll. Vote for which you think is best. Read the report on the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area from Sunday, Dec. 6 (find ...

The U.S. Forest Service is planning to light up to 110 acres of prescribed fire Wednesday Sept. 26 in the Flowery Trail area of Colville National Forest pending favorable weather and smoke dispersion ...

COLVILLE – After decades of declining timber harvests and forest restoration projects, the Colville National Forest has turned a corner and is dramatically increasing both. According to recent forest ...

COLVILLE, Wash. — The Colville National Forest staff announced Thursday they will be conducting pile burning on Monday. On Monday Oct. 11, the Colville National Forest staff will be conducting pile ...

Colville National Forest officials announced Tuesday that a Phase II fire restriction will be implemented on Monday July 6. This restriction means campfires will be banned in all areas of the Colville ...

Following a court decision, the Colville National Forest has rescinded a rule that opened 117 miles of road to all-terrain vehicles. In 2020, a lawsuit alleged that the 1.1 million-acre forest didn’t ...

Northeast Washington cattlemen likely will object to a plan released Sept. 7 that will guide the management of the 1.1 million-acre Colville National Forest, an industry leader said. Ranchers who ...

Ranchers in northeast Washington have identified what they call a “fatal flaw” in the Forest Service’s plan to manage the Colville National Forest: No one can be expected to understand it. The plan ...

A federal judge has ruled against an environmental group seeking an emergency injunction to stop a logging project in the Colville National Forest in northeast Washington. The project, known as A to Z ...

A wildfire in the Colville National Forest burned an estimated 3,000 acres and spurred immediate evacuations, fire officials said Thursday. “It’s pretty gnarly up there,” said Don Malone, the ...

Due to wetting rains and cooler temperatures, fire managers are lifting fire restrictions that have been in place since July 6, 2015. Campfires are now allowed on the Colville National effective ...