When Hurricane Michael made landfall in October 2018, it was a Category 4 storm that damaged more than 6 million acres of forest and destroyed 10 billion cubic feet of timber across Alabama, Georgia
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Understanding your taxes as a forest owner
Tax implications for forest landowners depend on the activity or activities on your land. Tax Tips for Forest Landowners: 2022 Tax Year can help forest owners understand the basics of forest-related
Recycled Christmas trees become homes for fish
Wayne National Forest
Harvesting and decorating a live Christmas tree is a holiday tradition in millions of U.S. households. Equally important and beautiful traditions surround taking down the coniferous holiday icon to
Recreation Improvements made possible through Great American Outdoors Act funding
Editor’s Note: The Great American Outdoors Act provides the Forest Service with new opportunities to improve outdoor recreation for our visitors, including repairs and upgrades to vital infrastructure
“Morale instantly lifted on the line.” That’s how fire crew lead Renee Jack describes the impact of having 100 Mexican firefighters join her and her U.S. team on a wildland fire suppression line in
New efforts are in place to reduce plastic waste at fire camps
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Wildland fires across the West mainly occur during the hottest, driest months of summer – a time when water use is high and access to water is crucial. Water is not only necessary for firefighters to
With a flip of a switch, Catcuce “Coche” Tiger, a 9-year-old citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from North Carolina, set the 78-foot U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree aglow on the West Lawn of
A 30-year partnership between the USDA Forest Service and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is poised to create what they believe is the first-ever tribal wildland fire module, which is a crew that
Preparing the next generation of Native natural resource managers
On a July Colorado mountain morning, 10 youth representing six Native American Tribes came together to form the 2022 Native American Environmental Awareness National Summer Youth Practicum cohort and
Established in the Sierra Nevada during the Gold Rush of 1849, communities like Downieville and Sierra City in California offer visitors a glimpse back in time and serve as major launchpads for