The Forest Service itself acknowledged the various risks involved in oil and gas leasing within Alabama’s national forests in a 2004 environmental impact assessment, though the agency also ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The USDA Fire Service announced Wednesday that controlled burns will take place within Alabama’s National Forests over the next few weeks. Federal fire management spe… ...

The U.S. Forest Service and non-profit group The Conservation Fund will expand protected National Forest land for recreation, watershed preservation, wildlife and longleaf pine forest restoration.

Four of Alabama’s national forests will be subject to “prescribed burns,” according to the USDA Forest Service.

“Conecuh National Forest is less than 1% of Alabama’s land, so when we’re talking about having oil and gas sites in the national forest, it’s concerning,” he said.