U.S. Forest Service

Baby Bobcat Rescued From Ashes Of Chips Fire

Firefighters mopping up at the Chips Fire discovered a baby bobcat in need of help, and now the kit is being nursed back to health by an animal rescue organization.

2012/08/29

A fire burning in rugged terrain engulfs a roadway near Yosemite National Park on Thursday, August 15, 2011. (Photo provided by CBS13 Viewer)

Yosemite Highway Remains Closed As Fire Rages

The main highway into Yosemite National Park remains closed as firefighters continue to battle a wildfire outside of the park.

2011/08/26

Kings Canyon National Park firefighter Paul Staley (L) tips over a burned-out tree stump that he and Richard Sinkovitz cut with a chain saw June 27, 2007 in South Lake Tahoe, California. An estimated 1,900 firefighters continue to battle the 3,000 acre Angora wildfire near Lake Tahoe that has destroyed more than 200 structures. Officials say the fire is 44 percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Forest Service Defends Plan To Log Burned Forest

Responding for the first time to a lawsuit by conservationists, the U.S. Forest Service says the threat of another major wildfire like the one that destroyed 250 homes at Lake Tahoe four years ago outweighs any concerns that its plans to log much of what’s left of the burned forest would harm a rare woodpecker or other wildlife.

2011/06/19

First Big California Wildfire Threatens Homes In Kern County

Fire officials in California say a wildfire is threatening homes in the Lake Isabella area of Kern County and high winds are pushing it through the brushy high desert area.

2011/05/27

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