Hiring Freeze at USFS

Bretty Rawson for Runners for Public Lands ringing the alarm bells:

These staffing and budget shortfalls will have ramifications across all national forests and may significantly impact trail running and trail races taking place on national forest land. If you plan to direct a race on U.S. Forest Service managed land in 2025, there are a few things you should know and actions you should take right away.

I emailed my contact at the Olympic National Forest Service office right away. If you’re a race director with events on NFS land I suggest you do the same. And do read the full article to understand the possible ramifications for this unfortunate reality.