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El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico now featured on U.S. Mint America the Beautiful Quarter

February 27, 2012 Deidra L. McGee – Forest Service Office of Communication

Imagine going to the grocery store and getting a national forest quarter as your change and holding onto it as a collector’s item. That can happen now because of the recent release of the El Yunque National Forest coin. The coin features the endangered Puerto Rican parrot and the coqui tree frog...

Forestry

New Forest Service Program Encourages Growth of Community Forests and Economies

February 24, 2012 Kathryn Conant, Program Manager, Cooperative Forestry, U.S. Forest Service

The Forest Service is now accepting applications for the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, which encourages the creation of community forests and fosters rural economies. The application deadline is May 15 for submitting applications to the State Forester or equivalent official...

Forestry

Dramatic Image Captures California Firefighters at Ocean's Edge

February 24, 2012 Andrew Madsen, Public Affairs Staff Officer, Los Padres National Forest

Along Monterey’s Big Sur coast in California, the job of responding to “fire starts” rests on the shoulders of Los Padres National Forest firefighters and their partners at the Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade as Monterey County doesn’t have a fire department. When a coastal landowner’s pile burn...

Forestry

Unique Collaboration Strategy Brings Trail Users Together in Georgia National Forests

February 22, 2012 Judy Toppins, Public Affairs Staff Officer, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests in Georgia receive 2.2 million visitors each year, and their primary activity is use of 850 miles of designated system trails. But it’s not only hikers that take advantage of the recreation opportunities which these trails provide. Cyclists, hunters, anglers...

Forestry

Forest Service Law Officers Help Rescue Starving, Abandoned Horse in Colorado

February 21, 2012 Keith Riggs, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service

On Jan. 8, a U.S. Forest Service dispatcher radioed agency law enforcement officer Mike Seawall that members of the Routt Power Riders snowmobile club had discovered a small abandoned horse an hour and a half north of Steamboat Springs, Colo., on the Routt National Forest.

Forestry

U.S. Forest Service goes Hollywood with The Lorax

February 17, 2012 Kathryn Sosbe, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service

What is the Lorax? And why do we care? And why had the U.S. Forest Service taken us from the far reaches of the forests to the carpets of Hollywood? Ask the Chief. He will be there. He knows.

Forestry

Wild Horses and Burros on National Forests in the West are Part of America’s History

February 16, 2012 Barry Imler, U.S. Forest Service National Program Manager for Wild

America 's wild horses and burros have a rich history and are living symbols of the pioneer spirit of the West. But did you know that protecting this heritage is also a part of the mission of the U.S. Forest Service? In fact, the agency manages more than 30 wild horse or burro territories on more...

Forestry

Forest Service Job Corps Graduates get Trip of a Lifetime in Kuwait

February 16, 2012 Keith Riggs, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service

Little did Chamain and Shaneka Hicks know four years ago that they would be off on an adventure that their high school classmates would envy.

Forestry

US Forest Service releases 2011 Tax Guide for Forest Landowners

February 15, 2012 Linda Wang, National Timber Tax Specialist, U.S. Forest Service

The Forest Service recently released the 2011 edition of Federal Income Tax on Timber: A Key to Your Most Frequently Asked Questions, a quick-reference guide to timber tax laws impacting woodland owners.

Forestry

Hiking over 2,500 Miles up America’s West Coast

February 14, 2012 Renee Lee, U.S. Forest Service Office of Communication

Not many people can say that they took six months off from work to hike from one country to another. U.S. Forest Service civil engineer Alex Asai did.

Forestry
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