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Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $9.3 Million to Support Working Forestlands in Oregon
Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is awarding $3.75 million to Lostine Forest … Wallowa County and $5.56 million to Madrone Ridge Forest in Jackson County. The Senators secured this federal funding
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $9.3 Million to Support Working Forestlands in Oregon
Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is awarding $3.75 million to Lostine Forest … Wallowa County and $5.56 million to Madrone Ridge Forest in Jackson County. The Senators secured this federal funding
Wyden Sounds Alarm on Trump Administration’s Hazardous Fuels Backlog
years ahead ,” Wyden said to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz at the hearing to consider Donald Trump … FY2027 budget request for the U.S. Forest Service. “ Your agency is in charge of 193 million acres
Merkley, Wyden Introduce New Bill to Block Sale of Federal Public Lands
carry out their fantasies of selling our beloved forests and lands off to billionaires.” America’s public lands … shared heritage. The wildlife, clean water, and ancient forests that define these places don’t stop at park
Merkley, Wyden Introduce New Bill to Block Sale of Federal Public Lands
carry out their fantasies of selling our beloved forests and lands off to billionaires.” America’s public lands … shared heritage. The wildlife, clean water, and ancient forests that define these places don’t stop at park
Merkley Remarks at FY27 Forest Service Budget Hearing with Chief Schultz
Merkley Remarks at FY27 Forest Service Budget Hearing with Chief Schultz April 30, 2026 Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon … Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the U.S. Forest Service with Chief Tom Schultz: Senator Merkley’s remarks
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Forest Service Reorganization
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Forest Service Reorganization April 23, 2026 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator … strong concerns about the reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “We write
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Forest Service Reorganization
Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Forest Service Reorganization Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking … strong concerns about the reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “We write
Wyden, Merkley Announce More than $48 Million in Secure Rural Schools Funds for Oregon Counties
million in federal funding from the U.S. Forest Service for fiscal year 2025 will be coming to Oregon … million in federal funds ensures counties with federal forest lands have the resources they need to stay safe
Wyden, Merkley Announce More than $48 Million in Secure Rural Schools Funds for Oregon Counties
million in federal funding from the U.S. Forest Service for fiscal year 2025 will be coming to Oregon … million in federal funds ensures counties with federal forest lands have the resources they need to stay safe
Wyden Sounds Alarm on Trump Kneecapping Fire Preparedness Ahead of Historic Wildfire Season
public service, 1400 qualified firefighting personnel left the Forest Service in the first year of Trump’s presidency … They might work in other areas of the Forest Service as technical support, or in administrative roles
Oregon Lawmakers Call on Trump Administration to Extend Public Comment Period for Revised Western Oregon Forest Plan
Resource Management Plans (RMPs), which would open up forests in Western Oregon to new commercial timber harvest … social license to work effectively in our federal forests.” The Western Oregon Resource Management Plan controls over
Oregon Lawmakers Call on Trump Administration to Extend Public Comment Period for Revised Western Oregon Forest Plan
Resource Management Plans (RMPs), which would open up forests in Western Oregon to new commercial timber harvest … social license to work effectively in our federal forests.” The Western Oregon Resource Management Plan controls over
Bipartisan Merkley, Sheehy Bill Boosts Transportation and Access to Public Lands
downtown Bend westward to the Deschutes National Forest. Merkley and Sheehy’sFLAP Reauthorization Actis cosponsored by U.S. Senators
Amid Record-Low Snowpack, Wyden Presses Trump Administration Over Wildfire Preparedness Ahead of Fire Season
fuels.” Wyden wrote in his letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz. “If not replaced, this lost … made by Wyden,the Trump administration confirmedthe U.S. Forest Service was lagging behind hazardous fuels treatment levels relative
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $49 Million in Retroactive Secure Rural Schools Funds for Oregon Counties
million in retroactive federal funding from the U.S. Forest Service for fiscal year 2024 will be coming … million in federal funds ensures counties with federal forest lands have the resources they need to stay safe
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $49 Million in Retroactive Secure Rural Schools Funds for Oregon Counties
million in retroactive federal funding from the U.S. Forest Service for fiscal year 2024 will be coming … million in federal funds ensures counties with federal forest lands have the resources they need to stay safe
Ranking Members Heinrich, Klobuchar, Merkley, Huffman, Pingree, and Colleagues Call on Secretary Burgum to Halt Creation of Unified Wildfire Agency, Citing Dramatic Cuts at the Interior and Concerns with Fire Mismanagement
study examining the impacts of consolidating U.S. Forest Service and Department of the Interior wildfire programs. We want … does not authorize the transfer of U.S. Forest Service firefighting functions to the Department of the Interior
Wyden, Merkley Push FAA to Implement Emergency Safety Regulations Following Deadly Helicopter Crash
suspended across Telegraph Canyon in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. Everyone on board was killed. The National
Wyden, Merkley Push FAA to Implement Emergency Safety Regulations Following Deadly Helicopter Crash
suspended across Telegraph Canyon in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. Everyone on board was killed. The National
Klobuchar, Heinrich, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns About National Trail Program
pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service for more information about problems identified in an internal … December 2025 report published by the U.S. Forest Service on the status of the U.S Forest Service
Elfreth, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Partisan National Park Passes
country, including national parks, national monuments, national forests, and more. Since its creation, the passes have never featured
Merkley Statement on House & Senate Negotiated Interior-Environment FY 2026 Appropriations Bill
Refuge System, National Conservation Lands, and the National Forest System. The bill provides the funding necessary to maintain … about specific construction projects that are shovel-ready. Forest Service:The bill provides $6.13 billion for the Forest
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Celebrate SRS Reauthorization for Rural Oregon Counties
Reauthorization Actinto law,reauthorizing funding for the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program … meant counties have only received 25% from the Forest Service and 50% from the Bureau of Land Management