Alt US Forest Service
@altusfs.altgov.info
📣 Speaking for the trees, and:
🌲 600 million forest acres
💚 193 million acres public land
🥾 164,000 miles of trails
🎣 400,000 miles of streams
🪵 Billions of board feet timber
🚰 Trillions of gallons clean water
🚫Not affiliated with USDA Forest Service
🌲 600 million forest acres
💚 193 million acres public land
🥾 164,000 miles of trails
🎣 400,000 miles of streams
🪵 Billions of board feet timber
🚰 Trillions of gallons clean water
🚫Not affiliated with USDA Forest Service
Pinned
Don’t know why this riles me.
Maybe it’s imagining whoever runs AltNPS, safe, at home in the British countryside, perusing headlines over tea?
“Ah yes, that’ll play well for the Americans.”
Nevermind the photographer’s name:
Emil Nicolai Helms
© 2026 Agência de Notícias de Portugal, S.A.
Maybe it’s imagining whoever runs AltNPS, safe, at home in the British countryside, perusing headlines over tea?
“Ah yes, that’ll play well for the Americans.”
Nevermind the photographer’s name:
Emil Nicolai Helms
© 2026 Agência de Notícias de Portugal, S.A.
January 31, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Don’t know why this riles me.
Maybe it’s imagining whoever runs AltNPS, safe, at home in the British countryside, perusing headlines over tea?
“Ah yes, that’ll play well for the Americans.”
Nevermind the photographer’s name:
Emil Nicolai Helms
© 2026 Agência de Notícias de Portugal, S.A.
Maybe it’s imagining whoever runs AltNPS, safe, at home in the British countryside, perusing headlines over tea?
“Ah yes, that’ll play well for the Americans.”
Nevermind the photographer’s name:
Emil Nicolai Helms
© 2026 Agência de Notícias de Portugal, S.A.
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Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
“By the dawn’s early light
Citizens stood for justice
Their voices ringing through the night
And there were bloody footprints
Where mercy should have stood”
#Resist
#AllOfUs
#AltCitizen
Citizens stood for justice
Their voices ringing through the night
And there were bloody footprints
Where mercy should have stood”
#Resist
#AllOfUs
#AltCitizen
January 31, 2026 at 6:42 PM
“By the dawn’s early light
Citizens stood for justice
Their voices ringing through the night
And there were bloody footprints
Where mercy should have stood”
#Resist
#AllOfUs
#AltCitizen
Citizens stood for justice
Their voices ringing through the night
And there were bloody footprints
Where mercy should have stood”
#Resist
#AllOfUs
#AltCitizen
“Project plans call for building 36 affordable homes, with 13 set aside for Forest Service employees and the remaining 23 designated for local workers who meet income qualifications through the Housing Trust.”
Land managers say a lack of housing could put the future of public lands at risk. Conservationists, town officials, federal workers and the public weigh in on the compromises underway to steward national forests for future generations.
Wyoming public land housing project spurs debate over land use - WyoFile
As Jackson annexes a small parcel of national forest, the novel public-private partnership raises questions about building employee housing on public lands.
wyofile.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:51 AM
“Project plans call for building 36 affordable homes, with 13 set aside for Forest Service employees and the remaining 23 designated for local workers who meet income qualifications through the Housing Trust.”
After running off our permanent, full time employees in various critical roles, we are going to have part-time interns do mission critical work.
Looking for a part-time PAID internship with the US Forest Service? Check out this awesome list of available positions, then scan the QR code to apply this February!
January 31, 2026 at 12:25 AM
After running off our permanent, full time employees in various critical roles, we are going to have part-time interns do mission critical work.
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An Oregon-based federal court ruled that the U.S. Forest Service unlawfully used a logging rule known as CE-6 to exempt large timber harvests from environmental review, barring its use in future national forest projects.
Article Source: insideclimatenews.org/news/2101202...
Photo Source: Canva
Article Source: insideclimatenews.org/news/2101202...
Photo Source: Canva
January 28, 2026 at 4:01 PM
An Oregon-based federal court ruled that the U.S. Forest Service unlawfully used a logging rule known as CE-6 to exempt large timber harvests from environmental review, barring its use in future national forest projects.
Article Source: insideclimatenews.org/news/2101202...
Photo Source: Canva
Article Source: insideclimatenews.org/news/2101202...
Photo Source: Canva
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“Repealing the Roadless Area Conservation Rule would not be in the long-term interest of the American people, the National Forests or the communities they serve.”
Four former U.S. Forest Service chiefs wrote in support of the Roadless Rule.
Read it on @thehill.com: dfnd.us/3M9Glig
Four former U.S. Forest Service chiefs wrote in support of the Roadless Rule.
Read it on @thehill.com: dfnd.us/3M9Glig
dfnd.us
January 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
“Repealing the Roadless Area Conservation Rule would not be in the long-term interest of the American people, the National Forests or the communities they serve.”
Four former U.S. Forest Service chiefs wrote in support of the Roadless Rule.
Read it on @thehill.com: dfnd.us/3M9Glig
Four former U.S. Forest Service chiefs wrote in support of the Roadless Rule.
Read it on @thehill.com: dfnd.us/3M9Glig
Article was written by AI, but covers story that might not otherwise see light of day:
Complaint: “‘We can have that thing open in 3 days,’ if given authorization.”
A lot of things can be done at the Forest Service in three days if laws are ignored.
Procedures / laws are a feature, not a bug.
Complaint: “‘We can have that thing open in 3 days,’ if given authorization.”
A lot of things can be done at the Forest Service in three days if laws are ignored.
Procedures / laws are a feature, not a bug.
Garfield County commissioners are pushing for immediate trail repairs and a culvert installation to reopen a long-closed equestrian route, but Forest Service staffing issues stand in the way.
Get the details!
#UT #CommunityCoordination #RecreationAccess #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalReview
Get the details!
#UT #CommunityCoordination #RecreationAccess #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalReview
Garfield County, Forest Service Clash Over Trail Maintenance, Culvert Plan
Commissioners pressed the Forest Service to allow immediate repairs on a long-closed equestrian trail and to install a culvert to reopen Stump Springs; Forest Service officials said staffing, NEPA and survey requirements mean the county and agency must coordinate a formal proposal and prioritized trail list.
citizenportal.ai
January 31, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Article was written by AI, but covers story that might not otherwise see light of day:
Complaint: “‘We can have that thing open in 3 days,’ if given authorization.”
A lot of things can be done at the Forest Service in three days if laws are ignored.
Procedures / laws are a feature, not a bug.
Complaint: “‘We can have that thing open in 3 days,’ if given authorization.”
A lot of things can be done at the Forest Service in three days if laws are ignored.
Procedures / laws are a feature, not a bug.
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Yesterday on Juneau Afternoon, guests previewed Saturday's WorldQuest 2026, Dave Wetzel's “Atmospheric Landscapes” exhibition at the City Museum and Pete Griffin's Fireside Lecture on his career with the U.S. Forest Service.
Juneau Afternoon airs at 3 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7.
Juneau Afternoon airs at 3 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7.
WorldQuest 2026 trivia event, Dave Wetzel's 'Atmostpheric Landscapes' at the City Museum, and Pete Griffin's 'Diary of a Forest Ranger' Fireside Lecture
Juneau Afternoon featuring WorldQuest 2026, Dave Wetzel opens City Museum exhibition, and Pete Griffin reflects on his 37-year career with U.S. Forest Service at the next Fireside Lecture.
www.ktoo.org
January 30, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Yesterday on Juneau Afternoon, guests previewed Saturday's WorldQuest 2026, Dave Wetzel's “Atmospheric Landscapes” exhibition at the City Museum and Pete Griffin's Fireside Lecture on his career with the U.S. Forest Service.
Juneau Afternoon airs at 3 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7.
Juneau Afternoon airs at 3 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7.
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Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
USFS makes U.S.Treasury money, Donald drains it:
In FY25, USFS “generated more than $1.1 billion from program activities on national forests and grasslands […] directing hundreds of millions back to the U.S. Treasury – reinforcing the nation’s fiscal strength…”
www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency...
In FY25, USFS “generated more than $1.1 billion from program activities on national forests and grasslands […] directing hundreds of millions back to the U.S. Treasury – reinforcing the nation’s fiscal strength…”
www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency...
BREAKING: Trump sues the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion over his leaked tax records.
Trump sues the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion over leaked tax records
The president argued in the lawsuit that the agencies failed to prevent a former contractor from leaking his tax returns from nearly a decade ago to news outlets.
nbcnews.to
January 30, 2026 at 11:37 AM
USFS makes U.S.Treasury money, Donald drains it:
In FY25, USFS “generated more than $1.1 billion from program activities on national forests and grasslands […] directing hundreds of millions back to the U.S. Treasury – reinforcing the nation’s fiscal strength…”
www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency...
In FY25, USFS “generated more than $1.1 billion from program activities on national forests and grasslands […] directing hundreds of millions back to the U.S. Treasury – reinforcing the nation’s fiscal strength…”
www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency...
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Despite Limited Interest in Drilling on Federal Land, Forest Service ‘Streamlines’ Oil and Gas Leasing Rules - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/2701202...
Despite Limited Interest in Drilling on Federal Land, Forest Service ‘Streamlines’ Oil and Gas Leasing Rules - Inside Climate News
The U.S. Forest Service announced revisions to its oil and gas leasing rules on Tuesday that the agency promises “modernizes and streamlines” the permitting process to drill for fossil fuels in the na...
insideclimatenews.org
January 28, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Despite Limited Interest in Drilling on Federal Land, Forest Service ‘Streamlines’ Oil and Gas Leasing Rules - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/2701202...
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Many Feds who left over the past year are struggling to find jobs that align with their commitment to public service but orgs like Civic Match are helping.
If you’re hiring, just know that former Feds often don’t have experience with conventional resumes, so please look beyond formatting!
If you’re hiring, just know that former Feds often don’t have experience with conventional resumes, so please look beyond formatting!
Where federal workers landed after Trump's purge
Some former civil servants are now running for office as Democrats.
www.axios.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Many Feds who left over the past year are struggling to find jobs that align with their commitment to public service but orgs like Civic Match are helping.
If you’re hiring, just know that former Feds often don’t have experience with conventional resumes, so please look beyond formatting!
If you’re hiring, just know that former Feds often don’t have experience with conventional resumes, so please look beyond formatting!
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🚨⬇️🚨⬇️ - CALL YOUR SENATORS TO SAVE BOUNDARY WATERS AND CANOE WILDERNESS -
Before it's voted on to be destroyed by a Chilean mining company.
#PublicLands
Before it's voted on to be destroyed by a Chilean mining company.
#PublicLands
Overturning the 20-year moratorium on sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters watershed would benefit Twin Metals, a subsidiary of Chilean mining company Antofagasta.
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them to vote NO on H.J.Res 140!
wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/boundary-wat...
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them to vote NO on H.J.Res 140!
wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/boundary-wat...
House votes to put Boundary Waters at risk!
Urge your senators to vote NO on House Joint Resolution 140.
wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:49 AM
🚨⬇️🚨⬇️ - CALL YOUR SENATORS TO SAVE BOUNDARY WATERS AND CANOE WILDERNESS -
Before it's voted on to be destroyed by a Chilean mining company.
#PublicLands
Before it's voted on to be destroyed by a Chilean mining company.
#PublicLands
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In Minneapolis and many other communities across the country, we're seeing people come together to peacefully protest and support their neighbors. If you're looking to get involved, here are some ways to help:
How to help the resistance to ICE in Minnesota — and beyond
What Minnesota’s immigrant communities need from you now.
www.vox.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
In Minneapolis and many other communities across the country, we're seeing people come together to peacefully protest and support their neighbors. If you're looking to get involved, here are some ways to help:
Cautiously optimistic the 2A set is pulling an Avengers move here in defense of the Constitution.
Douglas County CO is Lauren Boebert’s District by the way, a MAGA congresswoman who along with infamously being a patron of the arts was the proprietor of “Shooters Grill” with an open carry gimmick.
Douglas County CO is Lauren Boebert’s District by the way, a MAGA congresswoman who along with infamously being a patron of the arts was the proprietor of “Shooters Grill” with an open carry gimmick.
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Cautiously optimistic the 2A set is pulling an Avengers move here in defense of the Constitution.
Douglas County CO is Lauren Boebert’s District by the way, a MAGA congresswoman who along with infamously being a patron of the arts was the proprietor of “Shooters Grill” with an open carry gimmick.
Douglas County CO is Lauren Boebert’s District by the way, a MAGA congresswoman who along with infamously being a patron of the arts was the proprietor of “Shooters Grill” with an open carry gimmick.
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To protect the Los Padres, we need to understand its history. 🌲 Published in 1985, Historical Overview of the Los Padres National Forest is the only comprehensive history of the southern Los Padres—and now, it’s online in full. 👉 forestwatch.org/learn-explore/history
January 27, 2026 at 7:01 PM
To protect the Los Padres, we need to understand its history. 🌲 Published in 1985, Historical Overview of the Los Padres National Forest is the only comprehensive history of the southern Los Padres—and now, it’s online in full. 👉 forestwatch.org/learn-explore/history
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Former Forest Service Chiefs say: Democrat or Republican, Americans want their National Forests kept intact
thehill.com/opinion/ener...
thehill.com/opinion/ener...
thehill.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Former Forest Service Chiefs say: Democrat or Republican, Americans want their National Forests kept intact
thehill.com/opinion/ener...
thehill.com/opinion/ener...
FYA— if there is a partial government shutdown, U.S. Forest Service will not be impacted this round as agency funding comes from the Interior / Environment appropriations process that already concluded for FY26.
Budget direction should start coming out from the wo shortly. This is the same bill that funded our DOI siblings. #ourworkmatters #bettertogether #nffestrong
January 28, 2026 at 1:59 AM
FYA— if there is a partial government shutdown, U.S. Forest Service will not be impacted this round as agency funding comes from the Interior / Environment appropriations process that already concluded for FY26.
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This isn’t just “owning the libs” — this is the highest office in the nation using technology to lie to the entire world. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Beware: Government Using Image Manipulation for Propaganda
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last week posted a photo of the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong, one of three activists who had entered a St. Paul, Minn. church to confront a pastor who
www.eff.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:39 PM
This isn’t just “owning the libs” — this is the highest office in the nation using technology to lie to the entire world. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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The US government lost more than 10,000 STEM PhDs last year, according to an analysis by Science of newly released OPM data, with 11 departures for every hire. And many OPM calls "voluntary" separations were probably pushed. www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:28 AM
The US government lost more than 10,000 STEM PhDs last year, according to an analysis by Science of newly released OPM data, with 11 departures for every hire. And many OPM calls "voluntary" separations were probably pushed. www.science.org/content/arti...
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BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:40 PM
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Trump admin is exploiting a loophole to hand 225,000 acres near the BWCA to a Chilean mining company. House passed H.J. Res. 140 last week 214-208. Senate votes next—simple majority wins.
(202) 224-3121 — Call your senators TODAY. Vote NO on H.J. Res. 140.
Can't call? Fill out the form in our bio.
(202) 224-3121 — Call your senators TODAY. Vote NO on H.J. Res. 140.
Can't call? Fill out the form in our bio.
January 27, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Trump admin is exploiting a loophole to hand 225,000 acres near the BWCA to a Chilean mining company. House passed H.J. Res. 140 last week 214-208. Senate votes next—simple majority wins.
(202) 224-3121 — Call your senators TODAY. Vote NO on H.J. Res. 140.
Can't call? Fill out the form in our bio.
(202) 224-3121 — Call your senators TODAY. Vote NO on H.J. Res. 140.
Can't call? Fill out the form in our bio.
Make coffee, not war ☕️
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Make coffee, not war ☕️