Meet Smokey Bear in Washington, DC!
Newly reopened information center welcomes visitors on the National Mall
Imagine you’re a tourist visiting Washington, DC. As you walk along the south side of the Mall towards the Washington Monument, out of the corner of your eye, you see a tall cut-out of a bear in blue jeans, pointing towards a pair of carved wooden doors. Walking through, with wonderfully cooling air cutting the sweltering DC summer, you’re greeted by smiling Forest Service people, waving you enthusiastically inside. There, relaxing with his feet up and a piece of fan mail in his paw, is America...-
A Great Plains glory
August 13,2025
In the very heart of North America, the rolling hills of North Dakota’s Little Missouri National Grassland stretch into the horizon, humbling in grandeur. Though named after the Little Missouri River -
Meet Smokey Bear in Washington, DC!
August 18,2025
Imagine you’re a tourist visiting Washington, DC. As you walk along the south side of the Mall towards the Washington Monument, out of the corner of your eye, you see a tall cut-out of a bear in blue -
Repairing the great outdoors
August 11,2025
Last year we talked about national forests being like our favorite sweaters — much loved but getting a bit frazzled around the edges and needing some repairs. The kind of unraveling that happens to -
Happy Birthday, Smokey Bear!
August 8,2025
Here at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, wildfire prevention is a big priority. There’s no better ambassador of that essential message than everyone’s favorite wildfire prevention -
Reviving sagebrush wetlands: A conservation story
July 24,2025
Sagebrush landscapes are often thought of as dry, rugged and lacking plant and wildlife diversity. I am here to tell you—nothing is further from the truth. Having spent years working in these -
Salvaging success
July 16,2025
When a tornado swept through the Sabine National Forest in March 2025, it left behind a trail of broken trees, downed limbs and hundreds of acres of damaged timber. But in just 28 days, the Forest -
Going digital
July 9,2025
With a paint can in hand, a forester walks step by step through the dense Arizona ponderosa pine forest, marking trees with distinctive orange streaks. The forester is part of a timber-marking crew -
Mass timber is transforming how America builds—but supply hasn’t kept pace with demand. A gap in domestic manufacturing has slowed widespread adoption, leaving many developers with few options beyond -
Woodsy Owl’s Fourth of July tips
June 26,2025
It’s almost the Fourth of July! The Nation’s 249th Birthday! I’m as excited as you are to get out there, enjoy that summer weather, and celebrate the country’s anniversary. Our nation’s national
