U.S. Forest Service announces hiring freeze

Ahead of likely budget shortfalls, U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore announced that almost 2,400 jobs outside of wildfire-related positions will go unfilled in the coming year. The seasonal positions most impacted will be those roles that maintain national forest campgrounds, roads and trails, along with biologist jobs that manage forest wildlife, fisheries and flora. The primary reason for the hiring freeze comes as a result of a conservative budget projection that gives the federal agency $500 million less than requested. Lawmakers in many impacted western states are already pushing back in response to the hiring freeze.

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