Forest Service-funded Connecticut landowner training project earns national recognition
Master Woodland Manager Program trainees at the Connecticut DEEP sawmill. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Merow, Connecticut Forests and Parks Association.
CONNECTICUT—Two national organizations recently recognized an innovative Forest Service-funded woodland owner training program in…
#Restoration, #Forestry, #Training, #Education
Higher, farther, faster: Drones allow pilots to evaluate forest conditions
Nicole Shugart with a Vision Aerial Switchblade m2.3, one of the drone models approved for use, at UAS training in Whitewater, Wisconsin, in September 2023. USDA Forest Service photo by Ryan Mungall.
WISCONSIN—For Nicole Shugart, the best part of her job is never knowing what she might see each day out in…
#Drones, #Forestry, #Forests, #Technology
National Report on Sustainable Forests talks sustainability of US forests
According to the 2020 report, forest land area in the U.S. has increased slightly over the past century and forests continue to serve as the largest national net carbon sink.
WASHINGTON, DC—The USDA Forest Service has released its 2020 National Report on Sustainable Forests. This report tracks forest…
#Research, #Science, #Forestry, #SustainableForestry
British park rangers on conservation journey in Alaska
Kate Dziubinska marveling at Wrangell, Alaska, lichen. Photo courtesy Charlie Winchester.
ALASKA—Two former British park rangers, Kate Dziubinska and Charlie Winchester, are currently on a conservation journey in Alaska. Their unique perspective on land management work and their experiences in the small…
#Forestry
Evolution of forestry: A century of research in the South
A thinned old field stand of loblolly pine trees in Louisiana, taken Aug. 16, 1937. USDA Forest Service photo by T.T. Kohara.
NORTH CAROLINA—A new general technical report brings history to life, describing a century of Forest Service research in the southern United States. Through the stories of…
#History, #Forestry, #InsideTheForestService, #Research, #Science, #SouthernResearchStation, #Publications
Forest Vegetation Simulator
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