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How the Military Helps Protect Natural Landscapes

February 16, 2018 Jarrett Caston, State and Private Forestry Program, USDA Forest Service

Home to the premier restricted military airspace for unmanned aircraft system training in the western U.S., Army base Fort Huachuca supports training for personnel from the Air Force, Marine Corps, and U.S. Border Patrol. But it also serves as an example of successful mixed-use wildlands...

Forestry

Sustaining the Forests of the Mississippi Headwaters

January 12, 2018 Zoe Hoyle, Research and Development, USDA Forest Service

The headwaters of the mighty Mississippi River flow through Camp Ripley, a military facility that serves as the National Guard training center for Minnesota and six surrounding states. Straddling 50 miles of the Mississippi River, the area also includes the watersheds of four major tributary rivers...

Forestry Conservation
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