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A student with boots crouches under a camera pointed at a brown bear in the stream.

Alaska students broadcast the bears of the Anan Wildlife Observatory

Livestreaming pink salmon, black and brown bears from a remote creek in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
Tongass National Forest
Pink salmon fill the creek each summer at the Anan Wildlife Observatory near Wrangell, Alaska, returning to their ancestral spawning grounds after a year and a half at sea. Here on the Tongass
Smokey Bear balloon is held down by people wearing ponchos on city street.

Wrangling the world’s biggest Smokey Bear

Two Forest Service employees helped handle the Smokey Bear balloon in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
“Smokey, Smokey!” Tess McCarville and Alex Robertson revel hearing this chant for three hours as they slowly walk 2.5 miles, holding the ropes of a 16-foot long, 25-foot wide and 51-foot-tall Smokey
Image shows Forest Service personnel clearing trees and debris from a roadway.

Reflections from receding waters and storms

Forest Service employees band together in herculean effort to support communities, forests & each other in storm-ravaged North Carolina
Pisgah National Forest, Nantahala National Forest
When Hurricane Helene hit the southeastern United States in late September 2024, its destruction spared neither national forests nor members of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service
Image shows a man and a women in Smokey Bear hats smiling at the camera as the sun shines through trees behind them.

A stunning wonder of nature

From the tallgrass to the forest - The Stanislaus National Forest
Stanislaus National Forest
The Stanislaus National Forest is a dramatically beautiful and picturesque forest located in the middle of California and includes portions of the jagged and soaring Sierra Nevada Mountain range. It’s
Image shows a group of firefighters in hard hats and safety gear holding a briefing before going to work.

Thanks to our partners!

Together we're reducing wildfire risk to communities across the country
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Boise National Forest, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Croatan National Forest, Gila National Forest, Huron-Manistee National Forest, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Payette National Forest, Tahoe National Forest, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Reducing wildfire risk across the country is no small feat. The work requires significant financial investments, a capable and well-equipped workforce and a vision. But the U.S. Department of
Native American ornaments of smiling, winking faces.

Alaska ornaments, art, and…unity

Thousands of Alaska-made tree ornaments will deck the halls on Capitol Hill, with many honoring Alaska Native Tribal traditions, culture and heritage
Tongass National Forest
In Alaska, holiday cheer began early this year. Alaskans and Alaska Native peoples spent their long summer days tapping into their inner artist, crafting nearly fifteen thousand beautifully handmade
Water trickles down a rock face with a small sprig of a plant grows through the rock.

Sacred waters and shared knowledge of the Hopi Tribe

Co-stewardship towards preserving a traditional water source
Kaibab National Forest
For many living in the arid Southwest, water is sacred; water is life. Recently the Hopi Tribe, independent cultural resource advisors, and the USDA Forest Service honored that spirit when they came
Close up of gray sand with water and trees in background.

Healing the land

Using trees to combat toxic sands
Walking along the shoreline of Lake Superior, you take in the view — expansive waters blending into blue skies — while beneath your feet is sandy crushed rock with the consistency of what feels like
Image shows wildland firefighters standing in line in a cafeteria to get food.

Cooking up collaboration

Job Corps culinary students gain valuable experience supporting wildland firefighters
Mt. Hood National Forest
It’s been a long, grueling day on the fire line. Wildland firefighters, with faces full of soot and ash file wearily towards the building at the center of the camp. A door swings open, and bright
A person fly fishing on a stream with large boulders and lush forest on both sides.

Conserving forests for our future

Forest legacy partners to protect forests in Maine
In the High Peaks region of Western Maine, a father and son sit perched on the edge of a knoll. Their figures are barely distinguishable against bare autumn branches and clear blue sky. The early
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