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‘The People’s Tree’ Lights up the Capitol

December 06, 2019 Imani Lester, Office of Communications, Forest Service

A special gift from the Carson National Forest has successfully completed its cross-country journey to Washington, D.C.

Forestry

Giving Thanks For Nature’s Abundance, Partnerships, and Turkeys

November 27, 2019 Larry Moore, USDA Forest Service

A female (hen) wild turkey in front of a male (tom). Photo courtesy of the National Wild Turkey Federation.

Forestry

Ancestral Teachings Keep Hunters Connected to the Land

November 21, 2019 Larry Moore, Office of Communication, USDA Forest Service

To some people, hunting is a foreign concept. In the era of readily-packaged meats easily purchased at a nearby grocery store, the need—outside the sport of it—might seem outdated.

Forestry

Tribal Plant Nurseries are About More than Growing Plants

November 19, 2019 Jeremiah Pinto, Research Plant Physiologist/Tribal Nursery Coordinator, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Forest Service

Numerous tribes throughout the US are growing native plants for reforestation and restoration. For many of them however, there are deeper connections with the plants they’re propagating. Sure, the plants fulfill an ecological purpose for the projects they’re intended for, but often there can be...

Forestry

Bringing a Bird Back from the Brink of Extinction

November 13, 2019 Larry Moore, Office of Communication, USDA Forest Service

You probably have not heard of the Kirtland’s warbler. It is a songbird that migrates between breeding habitat in northern Michigan and its winter range in the Bahamas.

Forestry

Mission Accomplished: U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Arrives!

November 07, 2019 Robert Hudson Westover, USDA Forest Service Office of Communication

UPDATE: The Capitol Christmas tree successfully completed the journey from the Carson National Forest (New Mexico) to Washington, D.C.! The U.S. Capitol Architect will prepare the tree for a lighting ceremony on Wednesday, December 4. At about 9 a.m. MST, in a remote section of the Carson National...

Forestry

Sharing Experiences in America’s Best Fisheries

October 28, 2019 Larry Moore, USDA Forest Service Office of Communications

In 2017, Trout Unlimited started a program with an aim to raise awareness around America’s public lands and native fish. During this 10-week journey, the 5 Rivers Odyssey takes college students from across the country to fish rivers for native trout and salmon.

Forestry

Wood Waste Helps Keep the Lights on in Rural Communities

October 21, 2019 Mark Gaston, USDA Forest Service

Perched at the edge of the Great Basin, the city of Susanville, California, has experienced high winds, heavy snowfalls, and wildfires that disrupt power supplied on the regular grid. Fortunately, the city’s 20,000 residents, as well as those in surrounding rural communities, aren’t left in the dark...

Forestry

The Wood Product and Carbon Connection

October 07, 2019 Aurora Cutler, Alexa Dugan, and Duncan McKinley, Office of Sustainability and Climate, USDA Forest Service

When we think of a renewable resource, the first thing that usually pops in our head are the solar panels on our neighbor’s roof or perhaps the water that flows from the mountains. Rarely does a stand of trees root in our idea of a renewable resource.

Forestry

Fall Colors are Big Business for a Small-Town Store

September 30, 2019 Larry Moore, Office of Communication, USDA Forest Service

Nestled in a small cutout of the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont is a town named Lincoln. The very epitome of a small town, Lincoln, is home to around 1,200 people, depending on the season. It’s far enough off the highway that during the winter months, there’s limited traffic coming into...

Forestry

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