Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 1h

Perfection👌

“The chickens, the T-Rex, and me”

Ribbit 🐸

Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 12h

Stephen Colbert - Kermit the Frog vs. ICE (Rainbow Connection)

6 21

Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 1h

Non-violent resistance.

Jump around 🐸

Cluck around 🐓

Clown around 🤡

#NoKings 🚫👑

7 34

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

xsqrd.bsky.social @xsqrd.bsky.social · 22d

Business card sized cards/stickers for anyone who wants to print them at home: tinyurl.com/kilroy2025. Additional details at tinyurl.com/ROAR-Kilroy (a @50501movement.bsky.social group).

#KilroyWasHere

1 20 51

Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 12h

Seems unfair to timber folks to make them keep working without pay.

April Ehrlich @aprilehrlich.bsky.social · 2d

The Forest Service says staff that organize timber sales are essential, so logging national forests continues through the shutdown, even as hundreds of thousands of other workers are furloughed. www.opb.org/article/2025...

Logging in national forests in Oregon continues, despite government shutdown

The U.S. Forest Service plans to auction off trees in the Deschutes, Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla national forests by the end of the month.

www.opb.org

7 57 150

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

Flingjore @flingjore.com · 2d

U.S. Forest Service staff shortages creating project bottlenecks for Colorado ski resorts, industry leaders say. Because resorts operate on federal land they require agency approval and environmental reviews. With fewer staff to handle workload, the process becomes arduous and time-consuming work.

‘Slower, and more challenging’: Colorado ski resort leaders describe impacts of staffing cuts at U.S. Forest Service

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correct the location of the 2025 Ski Area COO Summit. The chief operating officers of Colorado ski resorts say short staffing at the U.S. Forest Service is...

www.summitdaily.com

6 17

Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 13h

Ribbit 🐸

1 3

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

Environmental Action @enviroaction.bsky.social · 1d

Fall is in full swing! Here are a few of our favorite national forests to visit for spectacular views of fall foliage.

1 4 16

Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 23h

Someday we'll find it /
The Rainbow Connection /
The lovers, the dreamers and me

"Rainbow Connection" with Kermit the Frog, Choir! Choir! Choir!, and New Yorkers at Lincoln Center

YouTube video by Lincoln Center

youtu.be

13 35 190

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

ALT Fish and Wildlife Service @altfws.altgov.info · 1d

Rumors.
Non-disclosure agreements.
Fear.
Trauma.

I took some time away because I don’t know how to be helpful to my FWS/ DOI colleagues. I expect it will be a hard week.

To all Federal Employees— you matter. You are valued. You are needed.

#Resist

7 26 170

Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 1d

Whistleblower Tip Line ☎️

#Resist
#AllOfUs
#AltCitizen

Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 3d

TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open.

We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.

Report Potential Wrongdoing Under the Trump Administration

Whistleblowers play a vital role in helping Congress conduct our constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities. If you have knowledge of corporate or government corruption and abuses of power; insights into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates; or information regarding potential wrongdoing or waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars, your disclosure can make a difference.

oversightdemocrats.house.gov

11 21

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

Rep. James Walkinshaw @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social · 3d

RIFS during a shutdown are illegal.

@oversightdemocrats.house.gov is accepting whistleblower reports to ensure accountability.

oversightdemocrats.house.gov/contact/tip-line

4 86 220

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

Chris Nagano @charliesaito22.bsky.social · 1d

This is the way to put an end to Trump & Stephen Miller’s BS claim Blue Cities are war zones being burned to the ground by ANTIFA

Trump & Miller are looking for an incident to invoke the Insurrection Act

#Trump #StephenMiller #EvenStephenMillersFamilyThinkHesNaziScum

3 24 69

Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 1d

This one is contracted / it’s outside and independent from the agency.

govtribe.com/vendors/eap-...

EAP Consultants, LLC

EAP Consultants LLC, doing business as Espyr, is a for-profit limited liability company specializing in providing comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (...

govtribe.com

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange @northatlfiresci.bsky.social · 5d

Promoting Productivity in Eastern Oak Ecosystems is a four-part webinar series presented by the USDA Forest Service Northern and Southern Research Stations. Scientists and natural resource professionals will share actionable strategies for sustainable oak productivity. Details at buff.ly/49vQgxn

4 7

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

Truthdig @truthdig.com · 4d

With the federal government in a shutdown, the U.S. Forest Service has paused much of the wildfire preparation and prevention work it does on its 193 million acres of national forestlands.

Shutdown Sows Confusion Across the U.S. Forest Service - Truthdig

Prescribed burns that help prevent bigger fires are on hold during shutdown while logging on federal lands continues.

www.truthdig.com

1 4 13

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange @northatlfiresci.bsky.social · 4d

Forest Service Research & Development has built the foundation for what we know about forests and fires across the country. What they do before fires—from mechanical thinning to community planning to prescribed burning—can alter how/where a fire moves & protect lives/communities. buff.ly/PfiI3qK

3 8

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 4d

The first interview by Carl Zimmer is a good one: "She Studied How Logging Affects Pollinators: Kim Ballare was a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service until her federal grant “got snatched away.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/s...

She Studied How Logging Affects Pollinators

www.nytimes.com

1 10 30

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

Ralf W @raflw.bsky.social · 4d

ABasin's Henceroth said recent times "have just been brutal for our Forest Service employees locally.

...You’re friends with them, you know what they’ve been going through — uncertainty, lots of people lost their jobs, lots of people took the early-out, it has just been brutal on them.”

#dogecuts

‘Slower, and more challenging’: Colorado ski resort leaders describe impacts of staffing cuts at U.S. Forest Service

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correct the location of the 2025 Ski Area COO Summit. The chief operating officers of Colorado ski resorts say short staffing at the U.S. Forest Service...

www.summitdaily.com

5 20

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 3d

“Trump’s political appointees are so desperate for his approval, they’re willing to blatantly violate the law for a pat on the head,” said the Center's Stephanie Kurose. “Trump has turned government websites into campaign billboards. This isn’t public service, it’s Trump fan fiction.”

1 9 42

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 3d

We filed complaints under the #HatchAct today against the U.S. Forest Service and the Dept. of Health and Human Services for displaying partisan banners on their websites blaming Dems for the #shutdown.

The act prohibits the use of taxpayer funds for partisan purposes.

Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4h5ORtK

Two screens shots of government websites. Both have banners at the top. The Forest Service banner reads: "The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government. This government website will be updated periodically during the funding lapse for mission critical functions. President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people." The FDA banner reads: "Mission-critical activities of FDA will continue during the Democrat-led government shutdown. Please use this site as a resource as the Trump Administration works to reopen the government for the American people."

2 27 96

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

OPB @opb.org · 3d

Trees in three national forests in Oregon will be auctioned off for logging by the end of the month, even though the federal workers preparing these timber sales are not getting paid and many of their colleagues in the U.S. Forest Service are furloughed.

Logging in national forests in Oregon continues, despite government shutdown

The U.S. Forest Service plans to auction off trees in the Deschutes, Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla national forests by the end of the month.

www.opb.org

6 37 48

Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 3d

I noticed this as well.

Tom Richardson Ph.D. @cascadetommy.bsky.social · 9d

At 0:20, three agents pick him up and slam him head first into the ground. There is no justification for this, they were trying to seriously injure him

1 25

Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 3d

Valuable reporting, I want to mention; I’m struggling to believe we have 32,000 workers now.

I think that figure included workers on payroll thru 9/30 who resigned (DRP).

~10,000 are pro firefighters (assuming few left).

What’s left is like asking a small town to run a nation’s lands 😳

wildlifesteward.bsky.social @wildlifesteward.bsky.social · 3d

@altusfs.altgov.info

Shutdown leaves public lands open but underserved - Center for Western Priorities share.google/MjGjUcjhjYeq...

Shutdown leaves public lands open but underserved - Center for Western Priorities

While the Trump administration leaves national parks open and understaffed during the government shutdown, millions of acres of other public land also technically remain open, but visitors should expe...

share.google

2 6 18

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 5d

We will be writing more of these. If you’re a scientist and your science has been disrupted, we want to hear from you: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear.

www.nytimes.com

57 78

Reposted by Alt US Forest Service

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 5d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

nyti.ms

140 1.8K 4.7K