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…
#StatePrivateTribalForestry, #Conservation, #FireAndAviationManagement, #ConservationEducation
Videos - Forest Products Modernization
Leslie Weldon, Senior Executive for Work Environment and Performance, (former Deputy Chief for the National Forest System) explains the importance of Forest Products Modernization and why we are embarking on this effort: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyjqnP924wY.John Crockett, Deputy Director for Forest Management, Range Management and Vegetation Ecology discuss the Forest Products…
#ForestProducts, #Timber, #WoodProducts, #ForestProductsLaboratory, #Conservation, #ForestManagement
National Forest System Trails
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Find a TrailNational Forest System Trails
Forest Service Interactive Visitor Map - select the map above to access. (Forest Service image)
The Forest Service manages over 165,000 miles of National Forest System trails in nearly every state for you to hike, bike,…
#Trails, #Recreation, #InteractiveVisitorMap, #TrailMaintenance, #Conservation, #Volunteers, #HikingTrails, #Maps, #Grasslands, #LandManagement
How the Community Forest Program Works
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Photo by Steve Neel.
The Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (Community Forest Program) of the Forest Service offers a unique opportunity for communities to acquire and conserve forests that provide public access and recreational opportunities, protect vital water supplies and wildlife habitat, serve…
#Grants, #Conservation, #UrbanForests
Conserving healthy forest benefits in the Ozarks in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Joint Chiefs Restoration Program is a partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) that funds landscape restoration projects across public and private lands with a high potential for positive environmental outcomes. Beginning in 2014, the Western Arkansas Woodland Restoration Program received three years of funding ($3.6 million FS, $5.6…