The approximately 360 Montana-based federal Forest Service workers laid off in a blanket federal workforce reduction initiative may soon return to their positions. The federal Merit Systems Protection ...

The White River National Forest’s Aspen-Sopris Ranger District terminated a “handful” of probationary employees late last week as part of the larger layoffs in the U.S. Forest Service. A Feb. 13 ...

Cyrus Issari worked in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico as a Forestry Technician until he was terminated on February 13th, 2025. Here, Issari works with the trails crew hiking with tools and ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — When Allison Borges was hired on as a weeds specialist with the U.S. Forest Service in May 2024, she was thrilled. She moved to Bozeman from her home in Washington state, spending the ...

In response to news this week that Montana’s largest land manager is laying off 360 Montana-based federal employees, a spokesperson for the U.S. Forest Service said Friday the agency is “confident ...

Chief Randy Moore said the agency will rein in external hiring, rescinding some pending job offers for non-fire-related positions. The Forest Service is scaling back hiring and in some cases ...

Just months after the Trump Administration gave federal employees the option to voluntarily resign, the U.S. Forest Service is asking those who resigned to return to work for the wildfire season.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The approximately 360 Montana-based Forest Service workers laid off in a blanket federal ...