Meet Smokey Bear in Washington, DC!
Smokey Bear stands outside the USDA Forest Service entrance. Come in to visit our Information Center and meet Smokey! (USDA Forest Service photo by Alex Demas)
Imagine you’re a tourist visiting Washington, DC. As you walk along the south side of the Mall towards the Washington Monument, out…
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Forest Service Information Center
An animatronic Smokey Bear greets visitors in the information center. (USDA Forest Service photo)
WelcomeThe Forest Service Information Center is now open to the public Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding federal holidays. Stop by to learn more about the Forest Service!LocationThe Forest…
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120 years of the Forest Service
Did you know that Smokey Bear has his own zip code? Or that a quarter of U.S. ski resorts are located on national forests? To celebrate 120 years of the USDA Forest Service, we bring you these and 10 more fascinating facts about the agency whose motto is “Caring for the Land and Serving People…
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When a national forest trained Americans for war
It’s 1941. Monday morning, mid-September, has dawned rainy and overcast. Gray clouds hang over the sweltering heat of south Louisiana. Deep in the tall pines of Kisatchie National Forest, a tense, humid calm coils around the thick trees. Shortly, though, it would be shattered by the largest military action to have ever taken place in North America.In the early hours of September 15, the tanks and…
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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…
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Donated photos provide snapshot of Alaska life
Several rock rubbings, including this one, were donated to the Alaska Region by Susan Osborn. USDA Forest Service photo by Solomon Navarro.
ALASKA—It started with a casual call from Tasmania, Australia; a curious widow wanted to share copies of her late husband’s work from a brief time…