Feature Stories

National forests across the country support a number of industries that in turn bolster rural and national economies. Among those industries are mining, timber and grazing. But another industry rivals

During a virtual ceremony on May 26, Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen and Acting Deputy Chief Tina Terrell announced the 14 employees and partners who are recipients of the 2020 Rise to the

Over the last year, people across the U.S. chose the great outdoors to reduce stress and find a physically distanced alternative for having a little fun. National forests and grasslands were

From the sweater you wear, to airplane carpets, wool is one of the most incredible fibers in the world. It can keep you warm, its ability to absorb almost a third of its weight in water can keep you

What would you pay to a hike through an ancient forest, where the wind makes the trees whisper history’s secrets? Or to go kayaking down a crystal-clear stream, where fish swim against the current

Pedestrians scurry up and down the central boulevard, peering nervously upwards at the interlocking limbs of enormous oak trees lining the street. A traffic light flashes from red to green, the chime

In the summer of 2019, Forest Service entomologist Amy Lockner made her way along the Taylor Canyon Road toward Gunnison, Colorado, a small mountain town situated in a valley often referred to as the

In August 2017, a wildfire swept through more than 24,000 acres of central Oregon, threatening the small town of Sisters at the foot of the Cascades Mountains. Residents in subdivisions near Sisters

Remember, Saturday, May 1, is Wildfire Community Preparedness Day , a national campaign to encourage people and organizations to join in a single day to take action to raise awareness and reduce

Change is inherent in forests, but insects and pathogens that have been inadvertently introduced, known as invasive species, have brought about a novel kind of change that trees in both urban

I can remember Woodsy Owl’s public service announcements pop up between episodes of my favorite cartoon, Speed Racer. Laying on then-fashionable 1970s-era green shag carpet, my friends and I would

Nestled in Laguna Pueblo about 47 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, lies a half-million-acre reservation with beautiful mesas speckled with junipers, piñon pines, sagebrush and saltbush plants

Heavy, dark clouds roll over the forest hillside. Lack of rainfall and high temperatures have created near-perfect conditions for a wildfire to ignite. In a flash, a bolt of lightning splits a tree

The earthy smell of early spring and the sound of rushing water hangs in the air along the banks of Beaver Creek in western Maryland. A group of volunteers on a service-oriented Spring break don work

Editor’s Note: This blog is the third in a series exploring the role of innovation finance in forest management. From an airplane looking out over Maine’s vast forests something peculiar can be seen