For Nicole Bringolf being deaf hasn’t stopped her from being many other things. She’s a self-proclaimed ski mountaineer, who summited several 14,000-foot peaks in the U.S. and Switzerland since

Youth gather for outdoor projects in an ecological forestry workforce training program in their ancestral homelands on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest in Oregon.

Last summer, a military veteran seeking solace experienced tranquility in an unexpected way. He visited the Bankhead National Forest in Alabama for a guided tour to experience “forest bathing.” Joel

A gentle sea of green stretches out in front of you, framed and occasionally broken by individual trees. A far cry from the usual view you might expect when visiting a national forest, where a dense

In the heart of Idaho lies a prime example of natural beauty. The Sawtooth National Forest has majestic mountains and glistening lakes scattered over 2.1 million acres. It is also home to many flora

This is the first in multi-year series of features where the USDA Forest Service will tell the story of every national forest and grassland we manage for the American people. The heart of Wyoming has

Wildlife Biologist, Phil Dobesh and the Conata Basin/Badlands National Park black-footed ferret recovery implementation team have been working overtime lately, worried about the black-footed ferret

Nature can be damaging and cause fear. Natural disasters like wildfires can change landscapes, communities and lives. But nature can also help us heal — instilling a calmness and peace in a sometimes

Federal wildland firefighters, fire support staff and contractors work on the frontlines of the nation’s wildfire crisis to protect life, property, and natural and cultural resources. That’s why we

*Listen to the audio story: Forest Focus Episode 44: Crawling in Caves There are portals within many national forests that offer entry into underground realms of the most curious forms of biodiversity