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Two people in a forest releasing a Mexican Spotted Owl.
Blending Tribal knowledge and science with western science
Lincoln National Forest

Fire will save the forest. This is something that members of the Mescalero Apache Tribe have known for millennia. They have used prescribed fire and other traditional scientific methods within their
Three students aiming and spraying bear mace at a stationery bear model while a field instructor watched their technique.
Students learn from tribal educators on ancestral lands of the Bridger-Teton National Forest
Bridger-Teton National Forest

Tucked among the pines and sagebrush meadows, along the banks of the Buffalo Fork River in Wyoming, students from multiple Wind River Reservation schools traveled west of the continental divide to the
Two people from different cultures smiling and shaking hands in a crowded recreation room.
Building community relationships, even when it’s tough

The essence of the Southwest may be summarized in one word – Querencia. A sense of place where one feels safe, at home; where they can draw strength from communities tied to a landscape that provides
A brown and tan snake looks at the camera with its round, black eye as it rests on a bed of orange pine needles.
Nurturing the Louisiana pinesnake population
Kisatchie National Forest

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
Thirteen pearly white larvae wriggle among each other in a bean-shaped cutout of a tree branch.
Breeding alien wasps to kill predator beetles

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
Aerial view of smoke billowing from fire near highway
How fire can protect North Carolina communities
Croatan National Forest

When it comes to wildfires in the United States, in any given year more than half happen in the Southeast. In 2022, the South had approximately 39,000 wildfires. The South is also one of the fastest

A person in a white protective suit and N-95 mask is holding a bat gently with his blue gloved hands to release the bat back into its habitat.
Fighting a bat-killing fungus

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
Dozens of large bags of firewood in white sacks are lined up outdoors, while a backhoe and excavator work in the background.
Wood Innovation Grants support timber industry, healthy forests

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
Three people collect tree core samples.
Using trees to clean up contamination goes international

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
Wood pellets emerge from inside a conveyor belt.
Celebrating National Forest Products Week

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