U.S. Forest Service

Representatives from the U.S. Forest Service are promoting a federal initiative that is steering $32 million in urban forestry grants to Michigan.

Wildland firefighters across Michigan are breathing a sigh of relief after the U.S. House of Representatives passed another funding bill earlier this week that renews salary requirements. But the bill is set to expire in September. WCMU's Rick Brewer explains.

A federal proposal aims to conserve existing old-growth forests and allow more mature trees to age peacefully. But the draft policy doesn't put a stop to logging old-growth and mature forests.

A new Senate bill would make base salary requirements permanent for wildland firefighters.

In Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin, it's easy to see what makes the forests of the Upper Midwest so special. They transition…