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…
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Communities coalescing
Jamestown Mitigation Project Vimeo.mp4 from The Watershed Center on Vimeo.America’s western forests are at risk. We are losing natural treasures to increasingly severe and frequent wildfires. These fires rage through overgrown, dense forests, fueled by drought, wind and terrain. And they threaten nearby towns and cities that rely on these forests for water and recreational opportunities.To…
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Partnership teaches community members to reduce wildfire risks
A cut and stacked pile like this is best for winter pile burning around homes and properties. Photo courtesy of Gloria Erickson, Dovetail Partners.
MINNESOTA—Gathered around piles of cut and stacked balsam fir, 25 members from communities surrounding the Superior National Forest participated in a pile…
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Alaska’s ‘Together Tree’ highlights the spirit of community and collaboration
Just as the US Capitol Christmas Tree was trucking across the country from northern California to Washington DC to light up the West Lawn of the US Capitol building, another holiday tree was making its way by land and by sea to the state capitol of Alaska.
Members of the Wrangell Cooperative Association…