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Workers feed branches into a chipping machine underneath a power line on a road.
Protecting the wires in the face of wildfire threats

Roseburg, Ore – Phil Bigler, the chief operating officer at Douglas Electric Cooperative, embodies the multifaceted role required to keep the lights on in rural America. From strategic planning and
Wildland firefighter igniting a pile of brush with a drip torch as other firefighters stand in the background
Lake County California puts federal support to local action

The sounds of chainsaws and chippers aren’t normally associated with a sense of new life and vitality. But in Lake County, California, where the 2015 Valley Fire killed 4 people and destroyed nearly 2
Removal of tree branches and trees near a home
Grant paves the way for safer wildfire escape in rural central Washington

Nestled outside the bustling metropolis of Seattle, Washington, Kittitas County straddles the I-90 corridor, attracting outdoor enthusiasts and second-home owners seeking solace amidst nature’s beauty
Large stacks of delimbed timber in piles at a saw mill
New sawmill opens in the Sierra Nevadas
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

A sawmill — filled with rotating disks of jagged, cutting knives — may seem at odds with forest health. But those familiar with land management will tell you it’s part of the solution. A newly opened
A green cicada insect with big eyes emerges from a papery brown exoskeleton.
Cicada double brood emerging across eastern states with potential impacts to young trees, no danger to people and pets

A hotly anticipated cicada double brood is expected to emerge across much of the eastern United States from late April through May this year. It’s been over two centuries since these two broods last
A group of firefighters silhouetted against a fire on the horizon.
How the Human Resources Drug Testing Team helps to protect over 30,000 Forest Service employees

Fighting wildland fire, running whitewater rapids, using heavy machinery, interacting with wildlife, and parachuting into rugged terrain. Depending on the career, these are just some of the exciting
Image shows two bull elk sparring in the prairie of Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky.
Forest Service, partners relocate elk from Kentucky to West Virginia
Land Between the Lakes National Recreational Area

KENTUCKY - Elk have been a staple at Kentucky’s Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area for nearly three decades. Many of the area’s 1.8 million visitors per year come to see the herd at the
Image shows a moose surrounded by new growth browse in a clearing in a forest.
Collaboration Helps Boost Minnesota’s Moose Habitat
Superior National Forest

Moose are an iconic Minnesota animal. Their significance dates to some of the first settlers who arrived several hundred years ago. For the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Grand Portage
Image shows Smokey Bear standing in the White House Great Hall with several people around him.
Smokey Bear has been a regular fixture at the White House for decades

Most folks know Smokey Bear is all about stopping unwanted wildland fire. His message of “Only You Can Prevent Wildfires” is everywhere, from signage as you enter national forests and grasslands, to
Image shows a detailed view of ōhi‘a trees.
Saving Hawai’i’s ‘ōhi‘a trees

Native trees connect us to our forests. This is especially true of the ‘ōhi‘a lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) — a native tree in Hawai‘i that grows naturally nowhere else on Earth. As one of the first