WASHINGTON, DC—Trees make a difference, something that Forest Service employees have always known. In September 2023, through Inflation Reduction Act funding, the agency made historic investments to boost the nation’s tree cover in urban, suburban and rural communities nationwide.

National grasslands are also getting attention. Great American Outdoors Act funding is providing resources for some much-needed maintenance of these important spaces.

And in feather news, there's a spotted owl research study on Lincoln National Forest and, in Montana, robins are bringing new life to a post-fire area planted with seedlings, an image captured by the August photo contest winner, Jeremiah Pinto.

Watch this month's Around the Forest Service for further details.