fire prevention

Approximately 180 middle and high school students joined Smokey Bear, U.S. Forest Service staff and a host of other conservation-focused professionals from around the world for Student Day at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center in Honolulu. The students were invited to learn about natural resources...

In calendar year 2014, the Tusayan Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest achieved a longtime goal of zero human-caused wildfires. According to forest wildfire records, the last time the district had zero human fires was in 1965, exactly 50 years ago. “Over the last three years, we have had a...

With the increased use of electronic devices and scheduled activities competing for children’s outdoor time, how can we strike a balance? There’s still hope by encouraging kids to get outdoors and to experience wild things. In March, the Klamath National Forest and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s...