Brant Petersen brings 28 years of U.S. Forest Service experience to his new role as supervisor of the Boise National Forest in southwest Idaho. He succeeds Tawnya Brummett, who left the position in ...

BOISE, Idaho — Fall is officially here in Idaho. The temps have dropped, and frost is more visible every morning. With the colder temps, the Boise National Forest plans to burn forest debris piles in ...

In the aftermath of the Rock Fire, which ignited on Aug. 12, 2025, and scorched nearly 2,800 acres across the Boise National ...

BOISE, Idaho — Boise National Forest officials will conduct a bevy of prescribed fires throughout southwestern Idaho beginning in April and scheduled through June, as a means to reduce wildfire risk.

This story was originally published on idahocapitalsun.com on March 27, 2023. The Boise National Forest said in a news release last week that it will conduct low-intensity prescribed fires throughout ...

The Stanley Lake recreation complex and connecting trails will close because of a lightning-caused wildfire, the U.S. Forest Service said on Facebook on Tuesday. The Wapiti Fire, which has burned ...

The 1,300-acre Deer Point project getting underway northeast of Boise aims to protect wildland-urban interface areas and recreation sites by improving forest health and reducing the risk of ...

If you want to be like the Griswolds and cut down the perfect Christmas tree this year, it’s time to bundle up and hit the road. Now through Dec. 25, locals can cut up to three trees for $10 per tree ...

The Boise National Forest is announcing their fall 2023 prescribed fire projects located throughout southwestern Idaho. Beginning Sept. 5, fire managers are monitoring weather and vegetation for ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Nine lightning-caused wildfires have started in the Boise National Forest. Spokeswoman Linda Steinhaus says firefighters that included smokejumpers and a helicopter are fighting ...

Trash litters the ground of a vault toilet at the Kirkham Hot Springs day-use recreation site near Lowman in this 2021 file photo. With dozens of positions cut from national forests in Idaho, one ...

The Boise National Forest has a new deputy supervisor. Tawnya Brummett will take over as deputy forest supervisor starting Monday. Previously, she worked as the deputy forest supervisor for the ...