Located just off U.S. Highway 26, take in views of Mount Hood while kayaking and hiking at Trillium Lake.

The so-called roadless rule covers some 30% of all national forest land across the country, but only 2.2% of national forest land in Minnesota — and all of it outside the Boundary Waters.

The Trump administration wants to reopen logging on about 59 million acres of national forest land in the U.S., including 62,000 acres of the Superior National Forest.

The Trump administration will strip protections that prevent logging on nearly 59 million acres of National Forest System lands, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Monday. Rollins made … ...

Longtime supervisor of Colorado’s White River National Forest says federal staffing cuts already changing what visitors see, more reductions likely coming.

The rule, first established in 2001 by the then-outgoing Clinton administration, allows the federal agency to designate “inventoried roadless areas” within the National Forest System.

The Staircase area and campground in Olympic National Park are also closed. According to the Olympic National Forest and Kyle-Milward, the fire was growing and burning in steep rocky terrain.

A vehicle was reported submerged in a lake near Wake Forest, off Serenity Lake Drive. Police and fire departments are on the scene. Updates to follow.

The National Weather Service is offering water safety tips as crowds begin flocking to nearby lakes for the summer season.

Some forests will be more affected than others. The rule impacts 92 percent of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, the largest old growth forest still standing in the US.

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Members of the Ohio Army National Guard have been activated for deployment. According to the Ohio National Guard, roughly 160 members with the organization’s 1487t… ...