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Rebuilt biomass boiler system is a win for American jobs and healthy forests

“Made in the USA: Supporting American manufacturing jobs and promoting sustainable forest management” — a series that spotlights how Wood Innovations Program grant recipients are putting Americans to
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How one burn boss uses prescribed fire to reduce risk in his community
Prescott National Forest

It’s 8 a.m. Cory Carlson is onsite and ready to start his workday as a district fire management officer in the Chino Valley Ranger District on the Prescott National Forest in Prescott, Arizona. On
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10 facts to celebrate 120 years of agency contributions

Did you know that Smokey Bear has his own zip code? Or that a quarter of U.S. ski resorts are located on national forests? To celebrate 120 years of the USDA Forest Service, we bring you these and 10
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Forest Service Supervisor walks the walk — right up Mount Shasta
Shasta-Trinity National Forest

What’s a typical day like for a forest supervisor on a national forest? Well, they oversee how visitors use the land and help protect forests. So, they have their hands in lots of tasks, like
Brown Emory oak acorns gathered in a bowl are in the foreground, while someone ladles a bowl of soup in the background.
Forest Service restoration protects Arizona’s Emory Oak groves
Tonto National Forest

The Apache Tribes of Arizona have harvested acorns from Emory oak trees for centuries, using them in cultural ceremonies and as a traditional food source. However, in recent decades, tribal elders
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The National Christmas Tree represents the recovery of both an iconic species and a storm-ravaged region
George Washington and Jefferson National Forests

Towering over the Ellipse, framing The White House and President's Park with festive cheer, is the National Christmas Tree. Always a symbol of the holiday spirit, this year’s tree, a red spruce from
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Red pine helped restore the land. To preserve their hard work, it’s time to harvest
Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests

To the average mountain biker or hiker on the Pine Brook Trail, there may not be anything about the area that stands out. Lots of trees, some dead and downed wood — an average “backyard” if you grew
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Forest restoration helps preserve tribal traditions
Kisatchie National Forest

When Elliott Abbey was a boy, he would collect pine needles and pinecones from the forest with his aunts, which they later turned into pine needle baskets. Today, he credits that tribal tradition as