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3 weeks ago | 
thebrunswicknews.com | Gregory Scruggs
SEATTLE - Josh Watson and his chain saw are back in action. Last Monday, five weeks after Watson and thousands of U.S. Forest Service personnel were mass-fired by the federal Office of Personnel Management as part of the Trump administration's budget cuts, one of the Snoqualmie Ranger District's most skilled sawyers was back on the job.
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3 weeks ago | 
star-telegram.com | Gregory Scruggs
SEATTLE - Josh Watson and his chain saw are back in action. Last Monday, five weeks after Watson and thousands of U.S. Forest Service personnel were mass-fired by the federal Office of Personnel Management as part of the Trump administration's budget cuts, one of the Snoqualmie Ranger District's most skilled sawyers was back on the job.
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3 weeks ago | 
seattletimes.com | Gregory Scruggs
Josh Watson and his chain saw are back in action. On Monday, five weeks after Watson and thousands of U.S. Forest Service personnel were mass-fired by the federal Office of Personnel Management as part of the Trump administration’s budget cuts, one of the Snoqualmie Ranger District’s most skilled sawyers was back on the job.
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4 weeks ago | 
thebrunswicknews.com | Gregory Scruggs
SUN VALLEY, Idaho - A foot of fresh snow makes skiers rejoice. But for Riley Berman, chief of course for the FIS Ski World Cup Finals at Sun Valley Resort, a powder day isn't dreamy - it's a nightmare. That's because some 800 people - 145 of the world's top racers, plus their team entourages, officials and media - have flown into Idaho's Wood River Valley (population: 25,000) for the biggest alpine race outside the Winter Olympics.
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4 weeks ago | 
miamiherald.com | Gregory Scruggs
SUN VALLEY, Idaho - A foot of fresh snow makes skiers rejoice. But for Riley Berman, chief of course for the FIS Ski World Cup Finals at Sun Valley Resort, a powder day isn't dreamy - it's a nightmare. That's because some 800 people - 145 of the world's top racers, plus their team entourages, officials and media - have flown into Idaho's Wood River Valley (population: 25,000) for the biggest alpine race outside the Winter Olympics.
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1 month ago | 
tri-cityherald.com | Gregory Scruggs
If your Memorial Day weekend bingo card includes sliding on snow alongside some backyard grilling and the Northwest Folklife Festival, you're in luck. Crystal Mountain Resort announced Friday that it will extend the ski and snowboard season to May 26, in keeping with a custom of pushing resort operations as long as Mother Nature allows. The decision comes after 61.5 inches of snow came down in March, putting Crystal at 126% of its historical average season snowfall, according to a news release.
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1 month ago | 
spokesman.com | Gregory Scruggs
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — A foot of fresh snow makes skiers rejoice. But for Riley Berman, chief of course for the FIS Ski World Cup Finals at Sun Valley Resort, a powder day isn’t dreamy — it’s a nightmare. That’s because some 800 people — 145 of the world’s top racers, plus their team entourages, officials and media — have flown into Idaho’s Wood River Valley (population: 25,000) for the biggest alpine race outside the Winter Olympics.
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1 month ago | 
seattletimes.com | Gregory Scruggs
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — A foot of fresh snow makes skiers rejoice. But for Riley Berman, chief of course for the FIS Ski World Cup Finals at Sun Valley Resort, a powder day isn’t dreamy — it’s a nightmare. That’s because some 800 people — 145 of the world’s top racers, plus their team entourages, officials and media — have flown into Idaho’s Wood River Valley (population: 25,000) for the biggest alpine race outside the Winter Olympics.
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1 month ago | 
thebrunswicknews.com | Gregory Scruggs
SEATTLE - They empty trash bins at trailheads. Dig pit toilets at backcountry campsites. Cut down trees in campgrounds at risk of falling on unsuspecting campers. Carve up logs that have fallen across hiking trails - often with hand saws. They're first on the scene responding to a hiker's broken leg in a fall that happened 10 miles from the nearest road. They coordinate tens of thousands of volunteer hours annually to rebuild trails.
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1 month ago | 
idahostatesman.com | Gregory Scruggs
SEATTLE - They empty trash bins at trailheads. Dig pit toilets at backcountry campsites. Cut down trees in campgrounds at risk of falling on unsuspecting campers. Carve up logs that have fallen across hiking trails - often with hand saws. They're first on the scene responding to a hiker's broken leg in a fall that happened 10 miles from the nearest road. They coordinate tens of thousands of volunteer hours annually to rebuild trails.
