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“In the past three years, according to the Forest Service’s own assessments, it has suffered an attrition rate of 45 percent among permanent employees.”

Not clear if this cited figure relates to attrition of permanent firefighters only, or agency wide.

@nffe-fsc.bsky.social any thoughts on that?

LETS GO COUNT SOME BIRDSSSSSSSSSSS

Enforcement of laws against polluters nearly non-existent in US, analysis finds EPA’s records show one environmental consent decree filed in last year – 26 were filed in year one of first Trump term

The EPA is doing fuck all to protect the environment.

Borb mode engaged

Column | Good news: We saved the bees. Bad news: We saved the wrong ones. Honeybees have never been in danger of extinction. But scientists are finding that they can accelerate the demise of native bee populations.

Good news: Cows, pigs, and chickens are doing fine.
Bad news: Millions of native species are being pushed into an extinction pipeline.

6/ Healthcare is a human right. Full stop. ✊

What’s happening in these concentration camps is cruel — and dangerous.
Active TB won't stay locked up - it will spread into communities too.

End the cruelty. Treat people. Stop the spread.
‼️ and shut down the fucking concentration camps

Modest Mouse is always on this list.

My fish bio coworkers are getting real sick of me commenting “stg this real fish” on all of their work.

I reference this post far too often.

My former congressman got his Gerry’s mandered and keeled over. Maybe he faked it for the plot.

PORTLAND MAYOR WILSON:

“.. To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. … you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame.”

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Artificial nighttime lighting is suppressing moth activity, new research shows Moths move significantly less when exposed to artificial nighttime light, new research shows. Moths' attraction to artificial light, such as streetlights, is common knowledge and has been much studied...

#LightPollution - we are just starting to grasp the #Biodiversity damage

phys.org/news/2026-01...

As the Winter Olympics Stares Down a Warming Future, Organizers Must Adapt, Scientists Say With an icy white sheet still blanketing much of the Eastern United States after an intense storm this week, it’s hard to imagine a future with less snow at this time of year.

Snow is disappearing, so we manufacture it at enormous energy cost.
With diverted water.
On damaged soils.
To keep pretending the climate hasn’t changed.
The Winter Olympics are becoming a case study in denial.

many of you are coming off the top rope for greg bovino, but you really don't need to do that. bottom rope is high enough

Bureau of Land Management revokes American Prairie bison leases The Phillips County permits had been approved by the Biden administration in 2022.

Conservation is always conditional.
Extraction is always assumed.
Restraint has never lasted.
The BLM is nothing but a front for politicians and extractive industries.
montanafreepress.org/2026/01/16/b...

“It’s like call of duty! So cool huh?”

Trump’s goons treat shooting at and tear gassing protestors like a video game, caught on national TV on a hot mic

One even clapped after Alex Pretti was killed

abolish ICE

Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"

Photo of fired park ranger, SJ Joslin, in uniform smiling holding a bat stuffed animal toy under text that reads "Five NPS Unions, representing over 4,200 park rangers across the country or an estimated 33% of the total workforce, just released an open letter in support of fired trans ranger, Dr. SJ Joslin, and their reinstatement to Yosemite National Park. "

Screenshot of the open letter on a black background with instagram handles @nffe_local465 and @yosemiteunion in white text below screenshot. Open letter is on National Federation of Federal Employees Letterhead. The letter reads "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) UNIONS RELEASE OPEN LETTER IN SUPPORT OF DR. SJ JOSLIN AND THEIR REINSTATEMENT TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK NFEE Local 465 (representing Yosemite National Park, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Saguaro National Park, and Yellowstone National Park) is issuing the following statement to Acting NPS Director Jessica Bowron in support of Dr. SJ Joslin and their reinstatement to Yosemite National Park. The following Unions, along with NFFE President Randy Erwin, have signed this statement in solidarity: UPEC 792, AFGE L1105, AFGE Council 270, and NTEU Chapter 296. Collectively, these bargaining units represent over 4,200 National Park Service employees or an estimated 33% of the total NPS workforce across the country."

“Dear Trump Administration: You can fire us, you can defund our national parks, you can tell us that we’re not valid and that we shouldn’t exist and we will keep turning your fear and hate into love and community and we will win because we always do.” - Dr. SJ Joslin

never ever forgive, never ever forget

A wide range of ballistic rated wildland fire goggles are available to update your red bag as we look to the 2026 fire season.

Some of the best wildland firefighting goggles on the market have smoke seals & lenses that meet or exceed the U.S. Military's MIL-DTL-43511D ballistic impact requirements.

I think this is just the right amount of rage required here.

I kindly suggest the classics such as: “gaze at bug”, “watch bird” or “stare unblinkingly at plant”. The latter can be done in conjuncture with “scream into void”, as a treat.

Wolf Sightings Near Siskiyou County Elementary School Prompt School Safety Measures Wolf activity reported near Little Shasta Elementary School prompted increased monitoring and safety measures this week.

Wolves don’t stalk schoolyards. Folklore does.
www.activenorcal.com/wolf-sightin...

A poster on 8.5 x 11 inch paper saga Fishtown fish facts: red lipped catfish or of ocephalus Darwini. Then a pic of that freaky fish with 4 limbs it rests on the ground and then the words “stg this fish real red-lipped batfish walk ocean floor with they flippers RLBF have RBF, not they fault RLBF have a bioluminescent lure that glows to attract dinner RLBF lipgloss is popping, RLBF lipgloss is cool, all the fish keep jockin, they chase RLBF after school RLBF got scales like armor and shine bright like a diamond Red-lipped batfish will teach you how to dougie, I can promise u that. @yaboyni Take a moment And and realize the moment You took has already passed Thank you See you next time

One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.

Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab. A ProPublica and High Country News investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment. The Trump administration is supe...

NEW: A ProPublica and @highcountrynews.org investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment.

The Trump administration is supercharging the system.

Cal Fire approach to SoCal's wildfire crisis could make things worse, court says A statewide Cal Fire program risks making fires worse by removing native chaparral and allowing the spread of more flammable grasses, a court ruled.

A court ruled a statewide Cal Fire program risks making fires worse by removing native chaparral and allowing the spread of more flammable grasses. www.latimes.com/environment/...

If a politician:

-Has never cared at all about whales before;

-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;

and

-is a well-documented liar,

You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.