{"id":8822,"date":"2025-02-26T01:16:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T01:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/cuts-at-the-u-s-forest-service-could-lead-to-unintended-consequences-former-workers-say\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T01:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T01:16:16","slug":"cuts-at-the-u-s-forest-service-could-lead-to-unintended-consequences-former-workers-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/cuts-at-the-u-s-forest-service-could-lead-to-unintended-consequences-former-workers-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuts at the U.S. Forest Service could lead to unintended consequences, former workers say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Maintaining the country&#8217;s forests takes an army of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/forest-service-employees-react-to-widespread-layoffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Forest Service workers<\/a><\/span>, but recent job cuts have reduced the number of its soldiers, which some say could lead to unintended consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Dalyn Grindle, Jack Corney and Tim Leedy all worked at Wyoming&#8217;s Shoshone National Forest \u2014 the United States&#8217; first federally protected national forest, and a park that&#8217;s always buzzing with activity, even in winter, with people snowmobiling, riding bikes, hiking and rock climbing.<\/p>\n<p>But they were among 17 employees recently fired from the Shoshone National Forest, according to a senior Forest Service official. Grindle, Corney and Leedy \u00a0each received a letter that said they were being fired for poor job performance, but they don&#8217;t buy it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not the real reason,&#8221; Grindle   told CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know, I put my heart and soul under that job and that&#8217;s just not true,&#8221; Leedy said.<\/p>\n<p>Every summer, tens of millions of Americans visit the U.S.&#8217;s 154 national forests, which span over 193 million acres, but this summer, the campgrounds and trails might look a little different.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think there&#8217;s a lot of unforeseen consequences that the general public doesn&#8217;t- aren&#8217;t always aware of,&#8221; Grindle   said.<\/p>\n<p>Corney noted part of his job was picking up trash and clearing trails so people could &#8220;access the wilderness. And that&#8217;s just, that&#8217;s not going to happen this year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The local ranger station in Lander, Wyoming,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>used to be where visitors could go to get information about the forest, such as good places to camp, trails to hike or safety tips. But thanks to to the recent firings, the station won&#8217;t be open any time soon.<\/p>\n<p>Cutbacks at the Forest Service also come as <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/how-climate-change-could-impact-forests\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">wildfires<\/a><\/span> nationwide grow fiercer and more frequent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Grindle  , Corney and Leedy were all qualified firefighters, no longer available should a blaze erupt in the forest.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \"\/><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/ian-lee\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Ian Lee<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/ian-lee\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"img \"><img alt=\"headshot-600-ian-lee.jpg \" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/17\/0fad8dd0-b527-4490-b85a-daae06b36749\/thumbnail\/80x80\/1a4f6362bcef43f0d29f5ec1de022ae5\/headshot-600-ian-lee.jpg?v=78c95795a48cecb960a56aa16b9fa6dd 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/17\/0fad8dd0-b527-4490-b85a-daae06b36749\/thumbnail\/160x160\/7fe019282da89e3fd8ca553c4d962694\/headshot-600-ian-lee.jpg?v=78c95795a48cecb960a56aa16b9fa6dd 2x\"\/><\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Ian Lee is a CBS News correspondent based in London, where he reports for CBS News, CBS Newspath and CBS News 24\/7. 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