A little-known history.
“Federal conservation workers today may prove as resilient as those who withstood the red scare – who themselves proudly showed they had the same tenacity and psychological toughness as their forebears in other times of national duress.”
Damn straight.
#ForestServiceStrong
“Federal conservation workers today may prove as resilient as those who withstood the red scare – who themselves proudly showed they had the same tenacity and psychological toughness as their forebears in other times of national duress.”
Damn straight.
#ForestServiceStrong
This is an excellent article, tying in history with what’s happening now.
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This land is their land: Trump is selling out the US’s beloved wilderness
During the McCarthy era’s darkest days, public lands came under attack. History now repeats itself – and this may be the last chance to defend what’s ours
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A little-known history.
“Federal conservation workers today may prove as resilient as those who withstood the red scare – who themselves proudly showed they had the same tenacity and psychological toughness as their forebears in other times of national duress.”
Damn straight.
#ForestServiceStrong
“Federal conservation workers today may prove as resilient as those who withstood the red scare – who themselves proudly showed they had the same tenacity and psychological toughness as their forebears in other times of national duress.”
Damn straight.
#ForestServiceStrong
🗞️ Good news to share
Someone, somehow, recognized terminating the ONLY wildlife biologist for a 500,000 acre National Forest in one of the most biologically diverse regions on the planet was not a good idea.
And it got undone.
Easy.
One restored, 3,399 to go…
#ForestServiceStrong
Someone, somehow, recognized terminating the ONLY wildlife biologist for a 500,000 acre National Forest in one of the most biologically diverse regions on the planet was not a good idea.
And it got undone.
Easy.
One restored, 3,399 to go…
#ForestServiceStrong
February 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
🗞️ Good news to share
Someone, somehow, recognized terminating the ONLY wildlife biologist for a 500,000 acre National Forest in one of the most biologically diverse regions on the planet was not a good idea.
And it got undone.
Easy.
One restored, 3,399 to go…
#ForestServiceStrong
Someone, somehow, recognized terminating the ONLY wildlife biologist for a 500,000 acre National Forest in one of the most biologically diverse regions on the planet was not a good idea.
And it got undone.
Easy.
One restored, 3,399 to go…
#ForestServiceStrong
Isabella Isaksen is #ForestServiceStrong
Hear her bring the fire in this impassioned speech.
She was unlawfully terminated, but still proudly wearing an FS pin 🫡
Still fighting 🔥
Hear her bring the fire in this impassioned speech.
She was unlawfully terminated, but still proudly wearing an FS pin 🫡
Still fighting 🔥
March 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Isabella Isaksen is #ForestServiceStrong
Hear her bring the fire in this impassioned speech.
She was unlawfully terminated, but still proudly wearing an FS pin 🫡
Still fighting 🔥
Hear her bring the fire in this impassioned speech.
She was unlawfully terminated, but still proudly wearing an FS pin 🫡
Still fighting 🔥
A good start.
Try to imagine the need in Western North Carolina times 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, job corps / youth training sites, research and development, and state and private forestry.
We work as a team, Secretary Rollins.
We need our team members.
#ForestServiceStrong
Try to imagine the need in Western North Carolina times 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, job corps / youth training sites, research and development, and state and private forestry.
We work as a team, Secretary Rollins.
We need our team members.
#ForestServiceStrong
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said she expects a “review” which could lead to some WNC Forest Service employees — terminated under President Trump’s sweeping workforce downsizing – being hired back.
www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
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Ag Secretary in WNC: ‘Mistakes have been made’ with some federal firings
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins made her first visit to Western North Carolina to see the damage Hurricane Helene caused on the region’s Forest Service lands. At the NC Forest Supervisor’s O...
www.bpr.org
March 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A good start.
Try to imagine the need in Western North Carolina times 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, job corps / youth training sites, research and development, and state and private forestry.
We work as a team, Secretary Rollins.
We need our team members.
#ForestServiceStrong
Try to imagine the need in Western North Carolina times 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, job corps / youth training sites, research and development, and state and private forestry.
We work as a team, Secretary Rollins.
We need our team members.
#ForestServiceStrong
Today our #ForestService fam 💚 honored Duty, Respect, Integrity.
There was righteous rebellion.
People of good conscience who KNOW what Musk’s OPM is doing with its “Five Bullets” e-mails is WRONG spoke up.
They refused to play along.
Others resisted their own way, too.
#ForestServiceStrong
There was righteous rebellion.
People of good conscience who KNOW what Musk’s OPM is doing with its “Five Bullets” e-mails is WRONG spoke up.
They refused to play along.
Others resisted their own way, too.
#ForestServiceStrong
You were made for times like these and it shows. Stay strong and stay true to your values. We are not done yet.
March 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Today our #ForestService fam 💚 honored Duty, Respect, Integrity.
There was righteous rebellion.
People of good conscience who KNOW what Musk’s OPM is doing with its “Five Bullets” e-mails is WRONG spoke up.
They refused to play along.
Others resisted their own way, too.
#ForestServiceStrong
There was righteous rebellion.
People of good conscience who KNOW what Musk’s OPM is doing with its “Five Bullets” e-mails is WRONG spoke up.
They refused to play along.
Others resisted their own way, too.
#ForestServiceStrong
“Last summer, she served as the Burned Area Emergency Response Specialist, collecting data on three active fires and running models to identify areas at risk for potentially deadly flooding.”
#ForestServiceStrong
#ForestServiceStrong
Fired U.S. Forest Service worker at Coronado National Forest speaks out
Fired employee Danelle Scott said she was the only hydrologist working for the entire Coronado National Forest. Now, she has concerns about forest maintenance and wildfire control.
www.kgun9.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“Last summer, she served as the Burned Area Emergency Response Specialist, collecting data on three active fires and running models to identify areas at risk for potentially deadly flooding.”
#ForestServiceStrong
#ForestServiceStrong
“Thirteen projects had been planned for 2025, among them fixing up what he calls the gnarliest section of the 2,650-mile-long Pacific Crest Trail. The work would have required Forest Service workers to helicopter into the Mica Lake area to clear trails by hand…”
#ForestServiceStrong
#ForestServiceStrong
How DOGE Threatens the Forest Service and Public Lands www.truthdig.com/articles/how...
How DOGE Threatens the Forest Service and Public Lands - Truthdig
Workers describe projects on wildfire prevention, environmental restoration and trail repair halted by Trump administration terminations.
www.truthdig.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“Thirteen projects had been planned for 2025, among them fixing up what he calls the gnarliest section of the 2,650-mile-long Pacific Crest Trail. The work would have required Forest Service workers to helicopter into the Mica Lake area to clear trails by hand…”
#ForestServiceStrong
#ForestServiceStrong
“Katzenmeyer is a wife and mother of two girls ages 6 and 4. She was a biologist with the U.S. Forest Service working with threatened and endangered species.”
#ForestServiceStrong
#ForestServiceStrong
'My heart sank.' MS woman, wife and mother of 2, struggles with federal job termination
A Mississippi woman is living in uncertainty as she tries to help support her family after losing her job as a biologist due to federal cuts.
www.clarionledger.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“Katzenmeyer is a wife and mother of two girls ages 6 and 4. She was a biologist with the U.S. Forest Service working with threatened and endangered species.”
#ForestServiceStrong
#ForestServiceStrong
Also apologies to this employee for calling them a “Forestry Technician” when they stated plainly they are a “Trail Crew Lead” and “Winter Snow Ranger.”
Both are #ForestServiceStrong jobs.
Both are #ForestServiceStrong jobs.
February 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Also apologies to this employee for calling them a “Forestry Technician” when they stated plainly they are a “Trail Crew Lead” and “Winter Snow Ranger.”
Both are #ForestServiceStrong jobs.
Both are #ForestServiceStrong jobs.
Sunday eve thought for y’all on front lines tomorrow: Robert McAfee Brown was a liberal Christian theologian, and a fierce activist, #AltCitizen, and supporter of #AltGov esp. in times like these.
Be careful AND fierce out there this week! #ForestServiceStrong
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
Be careful AND fierce out there this week! #ForestServiceStrong
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
May 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Sunday eve thought for y’all on front lines tomorrow: Robert McAfee Brown was a liberal Christian theologian, and a fierce activist, #AltCitizen, and supporter of #AltGov esp. in times like these.
Be careful AND fierce out there this week! #ForestServiceStrong
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
Be careful AND fierce out there this week! #ForestServiceStrong
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...