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Two large stacks of cut and delimbed timber next to some machinery.  An American flag stands proud in the center.
Wood products build the way to healthy forests of the future

Wood is a renewable resource with countless uses, and sustainably harvesting wood to make wood products is good for the health of forests and local economies. The Forest Service's Wood Innovations
Two people holding a five-foot metal crosscut saw with handles on the end, cutting a small diameter dead and downed tree wearing hard hats, glasses, and gloves.
Forest Service Saw Program works with partners to foster a community of sawyers

The Stanley Workshop located in Stanley, Idaho in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area is an example of a partner-led training within the Saw Program. It is an opportunity for new sawyers from
A view from inside a small tent looking out through the entrance past a backpack, a camp fire, snow patched meadow, hills, and to a snow covered mountain range in the far background.
Smokey Bear’s fire prevention message is as important in fall as any other time of the year

Fall is upon us, and many folks are beginning to make their plans to get out and see the beauty of one of nature’s most spectacular displays of colors! From the magnificent maples of New England to
Black and yellow bird perched on top of a fence post.
From Apps to Ethics
Plumas National Forest

Ever marvel at a flash of color zipping across the trail in front of you, then frantically scrolled the internet to identify the winged wonder? You are not alone. It’s the bird’s world, after all. We
The 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, September 10, 2019. In 2002, Congress asked the USDA Forest Service to create the Living Memorial Project which uses the power of trees to bring people together and create a lasting, living memorial to the victims of 9/11. The trees in the Pentagon Memorial are a result of the Living Memorial Project. USDA Forest Service photo by Cecilio Ricardo.
Remembering Sept. 11

There are days we remember forever; from the people we shared them with to the feelings they evoke within us. Most of these days are full of joy and celebration—a wedding, a birth, a graduation. Then
A man in firefighting gear and a hard hat walking through brush in a forest clearing, carefully setting a prescribed fire. The rest of the prescribed fire burns behind him.
Land Between the Lakes National Recreational Area

Forestry Technician Doug Phelps grew up visiting Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. He never could have imagined how much the place would come to mean to him. “I remember visiting the
An urban farm with alley cropping surrounded by black tarps.
Agroforestry is a green solution beyond rural landscapes

Imagine a garden where leaves rustle in the breeze, casting dappled shade over ripe strawberries. Grapevines climb tall fig trees while bright orange butterflies dance in and out of their tendrils. A
A small boat sailing back from a wall of ice along a lakeshore with mountains in the background.
Tallgrass to the forest – Tongass and Chugach National Forests
Tongass National Forest, Chugach National Forest

If someone asks, ‘hey what is so unique about Alaska’s National Forests – the Tongass and the Chugach?”, the hardest part about answering this question might be deciding where to begin. For example