History finds a home
Born out of a dream and four decades of persistence, the wood-built National Conservation Legacy Center gives America’s conservation story a permanent home—and asks what each generation will carry forward.The National Conservation Legacy Center in Missoula, Montana, opened its doors to the public on July 17, 2026, nearly 40 years after the idea for a museum about Forest Service history took root…
#History, #People, #Conservation, #Forestry, #HistoricPreservation
A forest in motion
Dense, dangerously crowded stands of trees are giving way to healthy, spacious forests across Alabama. This transformation is because active forest management on Alabama’s national forests is moving faster than it has in years, and the efforts are improving forest health and supporting local…
#Alabama, #Thinning, #MechanicalThinning, #Timber, #Forestry, #TimberSales, #GoodNeighborAuthority, #HealthyForests, #PrescribedFire, #ForestRestoration, #HabitatRestoration, #Habitat
Reports and Publications
Forest Products Cut and Sold Reports
Annual and quarterly reports of volumes and values of all convertible forest products cut and sold and the amount and value of all non-convertible forest products cut and sold from the National Forest System lands and National Grasslands.Access ReportsPeriodic Timber Sale…
#ForestManagement, #Reports, #Publications, #Forestry
Forest Resources of the United States, 2022: A Technical Document Supporting the Forest Service 2020 RPA Assessment
This General Technical Report provides the most recent information about U.S. forest resources based on the Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis program and is a key supporting document for the Resources Planning Act (RPA) Assessment. It includes resource data tables that present estimates of forest area, volume, mortality, growth, removals, timber products output, and more within the context of changes since 1953.
#Inventory, #ForestInventoryAndAnalysis, #Research, #ResearchAndDevelopment, #Forestry, #ForestManagement
Forest Products Measurement - Volume Estimation
*Return to Measurements Web PageThe National Volume Estimator Library (NVEL) is a collection of the standing tree volume estimators used by the Forest Service. The NVEL contains the research publications, descriptions of the implementation process, and the computer source code. The Forest Products Measurement staff maintains the collection and makes the information available to all interested…
#ForestManagement, #ForestProducts, #Forestry, #Timber
Around the Forest Service: April 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Earth Day, and the importance of our natural resources, is central to the agency mission. Conserving the nation's forests, especially the conservation of mature and old-growth forests, is in the news. Old forests contribute to air, soil, water quality and diverse habitats. The Forest Service is committed to stewarding these special forests so they can thrive for centuries to come…