Publications

Confronting the Wildfire Crisis: Making a Difference

The third year of the agency's Wildfire Crisis Strategy saw work continue across the 21 landscapes and throughout the nation. This latest publication highlights the accomplishments and challenges as the Forest Service leads the effort to reduce the risks of severe wildfire impacting our country'…

Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program: 15-Year Accomplishment Report

This accomplishment report highlights the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program's impact of investing in lands managed by the Forest Service. The CFLRP accomplishments over the last 15 years are driven by place-based, multiyear funding, and include improvements across 6.7 million…

Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends, and Analysis 2023

This annual report of the Forest Health Monitoring Program describes research by Forest Service scientists and partners and presents forest health status and trends from a national or multistate regional perspective.

Tree Planters' Notes, fall 2024

This biannual publication provides information about nurseries and nursery production, including seed sourcing, seedling care, and transplanting seedlings for reforestation and related activities. The fall 2024 issue includes a look at a black walnut tree farm in Vermont 30 years after planting…

A History of the USDA Forest Service Aviation Program

The Forest Service has used aircraft in fire management since 1919. This book details that history, from the early days of air patrols with the U.S. Army to the modern use of airtankers, helicopters, infrared aircraft, and more through 2021.

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R&D Hot Topic: Treating Hazardous Fuels

Topic: Science and Technology
Type: Fact Sheet
Number: FS-1189e
Year: 2022

Forest Inventory and Analysis Fiscal Year 2020 Business Report

Topic: Science and Technology
Type: General
Number: FS-1194
Year: 2022

The Jurassic World: Story of Dry Mesa

Topic: Education
Type: General
Number: FS-1195
Year: 2022

Forest Atlas of the United States

This compendium details the types of forested lands in the United States and the services they provide. With maps, charts, and photos, it uses Forest Service research data to show where our forests are located, the ecosystems they are a part of, and how we can maintain these critical natural resources.

Topic: Natural Resources and Conservation
Type: General
Number: FS-1172
Year: 2022

National Forest System Statistics for Fiscal Year 2024

This annual summary of the National Forest System details the infrastructure maintained by the agency. It includes road and trail miles, land acreage, number of facilities and vehicles, and more.

Topic: Infrastructure
Type: Brochure
Number: FS-905
Year: 2024

Forests to Faucets 2.0

The "Forests to Faucets" assessment uses geospatial modeling to identify watersheds that are most important to drinking water. It also examines the links between forests and these watersheds, and the ability of forests to protect water resources from wildfire, land use, climate change, and other threats.

Topic: Natural Resources and Conservation
Type: Technical Report
Number: GTR WO-99
Year: 2022