Past, present, future merge into one at Grey Towers
PENNSYLVANIA — Recognizing when an information technology issue creates obstacles is easy. The real challenge comes in finding a solution to overcome the obstacles when you do not have IT expertise. Personnel at the Grey Towers National Historic Site experienced this challenge just a few years ago. Their internet was slow and the teleconferencing hardware was outdated, and insufficient for…
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Archaeology on the forest
Kristen Francis is an assistant district archaeologist on the Kaibab National Forest in Arizona. (USDA Forest Service photo by Andrew Avitt)
As Kristen Francis looks out across the quiet expanse of the Kaibab Plateau in Northern Arizona, she wonders at what all the land has seen and what we…
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Mingo Job Corps students, instructors create handcrafted display for historic millstone
Mingo Job Corps carpentry instructors and their students stand proudly around the custom-made walnut case they built to display an original grindstone from the historic Turner Mill site. (Left to right:) Carpentry instructor Kenny Smith, students Owen Keller and Jayden Slavings, instructor…
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Partnerships restore historic structures and train young adults in building trades
Three historic buildings receive vital restoration through a prosperous partnership between the Superior National Forest and the Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps. Left to right: Wolf Island Cabin, Sand Lake Guard Station Warehouse, and Fenske Lake Campground historic pavilion with…
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Creating community
On a hot, southern Sunday afternoon, more than 500 people from the town of Old Fort, North Carolina, stood on a freshly laid Pisgah National Forest trail as four young girls cut a green ribbon, signaling the opening the first six miles of what will be 42 miles of new trail.But the ribbon cutting was more than ceremony. The act represented another major step in what people who live and work around…
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First Great American Outdoors Act project completed on Hiawatha NF
Front view of the Point Iroquois Lighthouse, prior to starting renovations. USDA Forest Service photo.
MICHIGAN—One of the most beloved, visited and accessible lighthouses in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is the also the first project on the Hiawatha National Forest to be completed using funds from the Great American Outdoors Act. The…