Feature Stories

Editor’s note: The Backcountry Trails Program, established in 1979, is the longest-running special program of the California Conservation Corps. For two decades, the program, in partnership with

A fine mist rolled off the surface of Round Pond as morning dawned over the White Mountain National Forest in Albany, Maine. An elderly man and his granddaughter carried a red Old Town canoe down the

Editor’s Note: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is initiating emergency fuels reduction treatments in California to provide for the long-term survival of giant sequoia groves

On a hot, southern Sunday afternoon, more than 500 people from the town of Old Fort, North Carolina, stood on a freshly laid Pisgah National Forest trail as four young girls cut a green ribbon

Editor’s Note: Today is the second anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act, which gave the Forest Service new opportunities to deliver benefits to Americans through major investments in

As wildfires burn across the American west, firefighters from Maine to California respond to the call. But who initiates the call? Behind every engine, helicopter, fixed wing aircraft and firefighter

Editors’ note: The Great American Outdoors Act supports the Forest Service in delivering benefits to the American public through major investments in recreation infrastructure, public lands access

During this Great Outdoors Month, try to imagine you inherited millions of acres of forest and grasslands teaming with wild animals, brilliant wildflowers, deep blue lakes, rushing rivers, unspoiled

Late spring heralds the start of open water fishing season. In much of the country, even the most stubborn winter ice has long since receded. Cold water species like trout rise to the surface to feed

The Middle Fork of the Salmon River originates at the confluence of Marsh and Bear Valley Creeks in central Idaho near Stanley. The wild and scenic river winds 104 miles to where it eventually meets

Editor’s Note: This feature coincides with the 30th anniversary of National Trails Day on June 4, which is sponsored by the American Hiking Society, and Great Outdoors Month, a celebration of the

America’s national forests and grasslands are popular destinations for recreational activities like swimming, hiking and rock climbing. But did you know that they also offer opportunities for

Invasive non-native insects have been called the “wildfires of the East,” given the damage they cause to trees. One pest, the emerald ash borer, has killed hundreds of millions of rural and urban ash

(Adapted from CompassLive) The only way to understand the nuances of working a fireline is by being on one. The six-year-old Fire Tigers Program recently took more than 50 Clemson University students

If you want to know how many acres of forest in your state were converted to agriculture, what the last hurricane did to forests in its path, or how much carbon is stored in the trees in your county