A picture of a man walking up a trail near a large creek in the mountains.

Features

US Forest Service Finds Global Forests Absorb One-Third of Emissions Annually

Spearfish Canyon on the Black Hills National Forest

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2011–Forests play a more significant role in removing carbon from the atmosphere than first reported by absorbing one-third of carbon emissions annually, a new U.S. Forest Service study says. 


Report on Sustainable Forests Offers Support for All-Lands Management

Dinkey Creek; Sparkling water flows through boulders, rocks and trees on the shoreline.

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2011 -- The United States has 751 million acres of forests that have remained remarkably stable during the past 50 years, according to the U.S. Forest Service's


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Spotlights

Bark Beetle Outbreak

Information on bark beetle effects.

Plan Revision

We have begun the process of revising the Land Management Plans for national forests in Arizona and New Mexico and national grasslands in portions of Oklahoma and Texas.

Women in Wildland Fire Bootcamp--Outreach Notice

Interested in being a part of a team of women wildland fire fighters? See the outreach notice for details and respond by February 17. Bootcamp begins March 16 in Albuquerque and Phoenix.

Travel Management

Travel Management[Photo] Rider on an ATV riding down a sand dune.

Information about off-highway vehicle use on national forests and grasslands.