Water experts convene in Romania
Reconnecting Rivers workshop participants visit barrier in upper Vâlsan River, Romania. USDA Forest Service photo by Kelsey Aho.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The USDA Forest Service International Programs office recently collaborated with the American engineering firm Inter-Fluve to support a two-day “…
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Greening Fire in Central Washington
Wildland fires across the West mainly occur during the hottest, driest months of summer – a time when water use is high and access to water is crucial.Water is not only necessary for firefighters to drink and douse embers. It’s also needed for camp kitchens, showers, handwashing stations and dust abatement. The typical fire camp is a self-contained city, set up temporarily to house and feed…
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R&D: March newsletter
Sunrise over a pond in Otter Creek Wilderness, Monongahela National Forest. Photo courtesy Robert Stough.
This month’s national Research & Development newsletter features the latest science from stations across the country and Puerto Rico.
Featured stories include:
Tracking Pollution with Lichen—an atlas cataloging different kinds of lichen…
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Working together for clean water, healthy streams
Volunteers are key to our efforts to plant trees and improve watersheds. They do the hard work of planting young trees in the ground and affixing plastic tubing that protect saplings from deer that would otherwise eat the trees. (Photo courtesy Chesapeake Bay Program)
The earthy smell of…