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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

Trees can do the Dirty Work of Waste Cleanup

August 30, 2019 Diane Banegas, Research and Development, USDA Forest Service

When it comes to ridding the earth of pollution leaking from dumps, closed landfills, and other waste sites, specific types of trees are quietly and efficiently absorbing the toxins.

Forestry

Sustainability Success: Partnership Diverts Waste from Landfills and Helps Animals

March 08, 2019 Larry Moore, Office of Communication, USDA Forest Service

Enrichment is essential for all animals. For animals housed in zoos, aquariums, and wildlife sanctuaries, enrichment helps stimulate an animal’s senses by mimicking what they would experience in the wild. Hose2Habitat, a nonprofit based in Maryland, found an innovative way provide enrichment to...

Animals Forestry
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