Biological and Physical Resources
Welcome to Biological & Physical ResourcesFrom improving air quality to enhancing streams and uplands for drinking water and wildlife in your National Forests & Grasslands, our programs cover a wide variety of topics and span the country.Our RoleAbout BPROur Staff in InkWhat are we DoingJoin us in NatureOur RoleThe BPR staff works across the agency and with partners to help meet the…
#Biology, #NaturalResources, #Conservation
Producing Top Quality Wool
Marine Corps Officer in a 1960s era wool uniform. (Photo courtesy of Eric Davis)
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 dry, and its low level of…
#Farming, #Livestock, #Grazing, #Conservation, #Sheep, #LandManagement, #Military, #History
Recycle with Woodsy
Hello! I’m Woodsy Owl. I hope you will join me to learn how to “Lend a Hand — Care for the Land!” Do you know what that means? It means that if we all work together, the Earth will have clean air and water and will be a healthy place to live for trees and plants, fish, animals and birds like me! Oh, and it also means it will be clean for you, too!So, let’s get started!ReduceThis means to cut down…
#WoodsyOwl, #ConservationEducation, #Conservation, #Kids, #Environment
Introducing CharBoss: New mobile biochar production machine
The team was recently awarded a patent for their mobile biochar production and pelletizer system that has the capability to separate charcoal from the burning biomass using a mobile through-put method, or conveyor belt, that expels the biochar from the burner and quickly cools it. (USDA Forest…
#Biochar, #Conservation, #Recycling, #Science
Open Space Conservation
Open space is vital to the nation’s health, economy and well-being. Public and private lands, including wilderness and working land, provide public benefits and ecosystem services we all need and enjoy, including:Clean waterNatural flood controlWildlife habitat and biodiversityRecreation and relaxationTimber and other forest productsJobsAn…
#OpenSpace, #Conservation
State, Private, and Tribal Forestry
Prescribed burning gopher tortoise habitat.( Photo courtesy Georgia Division of Natural Resources)
Connecting Forestry to PeopleThe State, Private, and Tribal Forestry organization of the USDA Forest Service reaches across the boundaries of national forests to states, tribes, communities and private landowners, and is the federal leader in providing technical and financial assistance to…