Environmental Planning
Effective beginning 06/04/2025
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Environmental Procedures and GuidanceThe Forest Service is required to assess the environmental effects of proposed major Federal actions prior to making land management…
#Environment, #Ecosystems, #Planning, #NationalEnvironmentalPolicyAct, #NEPA
Gone fishing? Biologists share how anglers can support healthy native fish populations
Bonneville cutthroat trout are an important native species in western Wyoming where Forest Service land managers and partners are at work restoring habitat and monitoring for invasive species. (USDA Forest Service photo)
Late spring heralds the start of open water fishing season. In much of…
#Fish, #Fishing, #NativeFish, #InvasiveSpecies, #Biology, #FishHabitat, #Water, #Restoration, #Environment, #Science, #InsideTheForestService
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
Ecosystem Management Coordination
Adaptive Management, Monitoring and AnalysisThe Adaptive Management, Monitoring and Analysis promotes the use of scientifically substantiated data, which is collected efficiently and transparently, to inform all stages of the adaptive management cycle. We strive to provide decision makers and staff with essential information and approaches needed to continue to learn about ecologic and…
#Ecosystems, #Environment, #Planning, #EcosystemManagementCoordination
Drought
Types of drought.
Meteorological drought refers simply to an increase in dry weather conditions, from reduced precipitation and increased temperatures. This can lead to:
Hydrological drought: Reduced water in streams, lakes, and reservoirs.
Agricultural drought: Reduced crop survival and productivity.
Socio-economic drought:…
#Climate, #Drought, #Environment, #ClimateChange
Wild & Scenic Rivers
What are wild and scenic rivers?The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act protects more than 13,400 miles of rivers and streams in the U.S. The Forest Service is involved in managing over 5,000 of those wild and scenic rivers miles.Designation as a wild and scenic river is our nation’s strongest form of protection for free-flowing rivers and streams. They have remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic…