Washington has six national forests, making up approximately nine million acres of land in our state…

Those lands are managed by the US Forest Service, which also does research to help lessen the severity of our wildfire seasons.

Now, a new directive from the Trump Administration could change how our forests are managed.

We’ll hear more from KUOW Reporter John Ryan. Read John's story here.

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Washington has six national forests, making up approximately nine million acres of land in our state&hellip;
Those lands are managed by the US Forest Service, which also does research to help lessen the severity of our wildfire seasons.
Now, a new directive from the Trump Administration could change how our forests are managed.
We&rsquo;ll hear more from KUOW Reporter John Ryan. <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/forest-service-axes-most-research-stations-as-severe-fire-season-builds-in-pacific-northwest">Read John's story here.</a>
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Washington has six national forests, making up approximately nine million acres of land in our state…  Those lands are managed by the US Forest Service, which also does research to help lessen the severity of our wildfire seasons.  Now, a new directive from the Trump Administration could change how our forests are managed.  We’ll hear more from KUOW Reporter John Ryan.