Nurseries and Seed System
A conifer seedling grows on the Mendocino National Forest in California within an area burned by the 2018 Ranch Fire. Reforestation crews working on the landscape-scale project plant an average of 9,000 trees a day to restore native vegetation, mitigate future high-severity wildfire risks, and encourage natural forest regeneration across the burn…
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Reforestation and Stand Improvement Reports
Reforestation and Stand Improvement (historically called Timber Stand Improvement or TSI) data available in Tables 1 to 21 are posted annually at the links below. From 2005-2016 reforestation needs information can be found in the Special Exhibits section under Reforestation in each annual Budget Justification document.2025 - FY 2025 Reforestation and TSI Report Appendices, Tables 7 to 21.Appendix…
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Reforestation
Reforestation on the Lolo National Forest. (USDA Forest Service photo)
A ponderosa pine seedling is planted after the Sunrise Fire on the Lolo National Forest in Montana. (Photo courtesy of USDA Forest Service)
Reforestation, whether by planning for natural regeneration or tree planting,…
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Self-paced forest vegetation simulator training videos available online
Lakeside Ranger District (Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest) forestry timber crew foreman Will Sari demonstrates timber cruising (measuring tree diameter, tree height and identifying defects) to assess the volume and the quality of a Ponderosa pine tree for an Arizona timber sale. (Forest Service photo by…
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Learning on the fireline: Fire Tigers of Clemson
(Adapted from CompassLive)
Mentorship is a major part of the program – every student has the opportunity to spend time with experienced fire managers. (USDA Forest Service photo by Helen Mohr)
The only way to understand the nuances of working a fireline is by being on one. The six-year-old Fire Tigers…
#Fire, #Students, #Forestry, #Research
Right seed in the right place: Forests of the future
Brad St. Clair on a field trip to look at Douglas fir and other rare conifers in the Sierra Madre Occidental near Durango, Mexico. Photo courtesy Sally Aitken, University of British Columbia.
OREGON—Research geneticist Brad St. Clair is planning for the future. An accomplished scientist at the Pacific Northwest Research Station, St. Clair has…