Stoking Success
Rebuilt biomass boiler system is a win for American jobs and healthy forests
“Made in the USA: Supporting American manufacturing jobs and promoting sustainable forest management” — a series that spotlights how Wood Innovations Program grant recipients are putting Americans to work and ensuring healthy forests of the future. This article was developed in collaboration with Matt Bonsall of Wood and Co. The Jackson Paper Manufacturing mill in Sylva, North Carolina faced a stark choice: invest in overhauling their 40-year-old boiler that burns biomass or convert their aging...-
Stoking Success
April 10,2025
“Made in the USA: Supporting American manufacturing jobs and promoting sustainable forest management” — a series that spotlights how Wood Innovations Program grant recipients are putting Americans to -
The Mount Wilson Observatory and communications equipment at the summit of Mount Wilson were protected both by actions taken by firefighters during the Eaton Fire and treatments applied months before -
A “typical” day as a burn boss (if there is one)
April 3,2025
It’s 8 a.m. Cory Carlson is onsite and ready to start his workday as a district fire management officer in the Chino Valley Ranger District on the Prescott National Forest in Prescott, Arizona. On -
120 years of the Forest Service
March 31,2025
Did you know that Smokey Bear has his own zip code? Or that a quarter of U.S. ski resorts are located on national forests? To celebrate 120 years of the USDA Forest Service, we bring you these and 10 -
From the forest floor to mountaintop: An inspiring ascent
January 22,2025
What’s a typical day like for a forest supervisor on a national forest? Well, they oversee how visitors use the land and help protect forests. So, they have their hands in lots of tasks, like -
Preserving an Indigenous food source
January 8,2025
The Apache Tribes of Arizona have harvested acorns from Emory oak trees for centuries, using them in cultural ceremonies and as a traditional food source. However, in recent decades, tribal elders -
Smokey Bear a legend of legends 80 years and counting
January 3,2025
Year-end reflections. We all do them. What did we accomplish? What were the highlights? Did we exceed, meet or fall short of our goals? For many of us, the last question is all too common an -
A holiday spirit of resilience
December 20,2024
Towering over the Ellipse, framing The White House and President's Park with festive cheer, is the National Christmas Tree. Always a symbol of the holiday spirit, this year’s tree, a red spruce from -
A stand with a plan
December 18,2024
To the average mountain biker or hiker on the Pine Brook Trail, there may not be anything about the area that stands out. Lots of trees, some dead and downed wood — an average “backyard” if you grew
