Hmong Wausau Festival helps share fire safety message with community
A Hmong dance group lines up for the parade in front of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest canopy at the Hmong Wausau Festival on July 27. (USDA Forest Service photo by Veronica Hinke)
WISCONSIN—The largest Hmong community per capita in the United States is located just one hour from the Chequamegon-…
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Community Forest Program 2024 Funded Projects
The Steven Brook Sichol Community Forest in Massachusetts received funding from the Community Forest Program in 2019. (USDA Forest Service photo by Neal Bungard)
The Forest Service partners with local communities to conserve private forestlands as community forests. These investments ensure…
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Prescribed burn associations ignite the future
Prescribed fire, sometimes referred to as controlled burning, is deeply rooted in the South. Historically and culturally, fire has been used to maintain healthy wildlife habitat for hunting, improve grazing land for livestock and maintain healthy oak and pine forests.“There are a lot of landowners that are interested in using controlled burns as a management tool on their land,” said Jesse…
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Alaska’s first Community Forest Program Grant will protect watershed, create new park
Community Forest Program Grants protect predominantly forested areas such as the hillside of the proposed Potter Marsh Watershed Park, which contains streams and wetlands that flow into Potter Marsh. Photo courtesy Carl Johnson.
ALASKA—On the southern edge of Anchorage lies Potter Marsh, a…
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Embracing mindfulness on National Public Lands Day
Interpretive specialist Lily Carey leading Big Brothers Big Sisters in a watercolor activity. USDA Forest Service photo.
OREGON—The Forest Service took part in multiple community engagement events across the Pacific Northwest in celebration of National Public Lands Day Sept. Oregon saw events in Ashland,…
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Get your community engagement efforts counted
Activities such as wildlife viewing with Woodsy Owl and Forest Service staff engage the public in learning about stewardship and are a great example of activities to report into the NICE Database Application. USDA Forest Service photo by Kim Winter.
WASHINGTON, DC—Thanks to the NatureWatch, Interpretation…