After the intense wildfires of 2020, Forest Service managers and scientists teamed up with conservation groups, water utilities, and universities. Their mission: To fix the damage to watersheds in the

When it comes to getting perspective on forest health, sky-high observations are a big help in California. With over 30 million acres of forested land throughout the state, there is a lot of ground to

“Some think a frog face is one only a mother could love, but I think they’re cute. And in some ways, they’re both resilient and fragile,” said Pacific Southwest Research Station aquatic ecologist

Listen to the audio story. There is an ongoing conversation in the forest between insects and trees. But this conversation has no words and no sound. Instead, it uses the language of subtle aromatic

The new Shrub Sciences Laboratory in Cedar City, Utah hasn’t been built yet, but scientists aren’t letting that slow them down. The lab, a division of the Rocky Mountain Research Station, is

Meghan Snow and Cal Robinson, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, contributed to this report. National forests and grasslands across the country are home to dozens of

In a large climate-controlled warehouse in central Utah, hundreds of thousands of pounds of seed in white feed bags are stacked to the ceiling on industrial shelves like a rangeland Costco. In mid

When it comes to protecting one of the oldest living species on the planet, it takes both big and small actions. In Georgia, landowner Herbert Hodge has spent the past 12 years restoring pine savannas

The Louisiana pinesnake ( Pituophis ruthveni) is one of the rarest snakes in the country. In 2006, Josh Pierce, a Forest Service wildlife biologist, began building a database of snake sightings. The

Hundreds of tiny, invasive emerald ash borer larvae gnaw under the bark. Their zig-zagging paths across the tree’s delicate tissues mark its slow death. This ash tree, like tens of millions of others

The generator that runs the sodium lights in Minnetonka Cave just outside of St. Charles, Idaho, on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest has been winterized and the lights are off for the season. But

Timber products have been sustaining the American way of life for centuries and are deeply rooted in our culture. Much has been learned about sustainable forest management, timber harvesting and

Forest Service scientist Dr. Ron Zalesny clutches a poplar tree within a stand of 260 and rattles off the Latin names of all the tree genotypes he and his team chose for the project. The genotypes are

When you work with wood products, every week is forest products week! But this week, October 15-21, 2023, is when we take a moment to celebrate National Forest Products Week and all the people who

When you think of beavers, what comes to mind? Busy engineers, pesky rodents, or how about firefighters? You may already know that beavers are a keystone species, meaning many other species of animals

What is green and gold, sports a collar, has four legs but runs on two? It’s not a riddle. Some have called it a “mountain boomer,” but it is actually an eastern collared lizard. Thanks to intentional

*Listen to the audio documentary below or read the transcript (PDF, 123 KB) When it comes to detecting tree disease, observation is essential. And Martin MacKenzie – a forest pathologist with the USDA

Repair of the Big Four Ice Caves Bridge has hikers back on solid footing to a popular destination in Washington’s North Cascades. After taking three years to secure funding, the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie

Most people are acquainted with honeybees and bumblebees and their importance in nature. There are 4,000 bee species in this country that pollinate 80 percent of all flowering plants, including more

America’s western forests are at risk. We are losing natural treasures to increasingly severe and frequent wildfires. These fires rage through overgrown, dense forests, fueled by drought, wind and ter...