Landowner outreach event aims at benefiting hurricane-affected communities
Science Delivery Specialist Christine Martens gives introductory remarks for a packed audience at the Hurricane Helene Forestry event for landowners. (USDA Forest Service photo by Alyssa Briggs)
NORTH CAROLINA — More than 250 members of the western North Carolina community, including many forest landowners…
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Reflections from receding waters and storms
When Hurricane Helene hit the southeastern United States in late September 2024, its destruction spared neither national forests nor members of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service workforce living in its path. The national forests in North Carolina were among the worst impacted. And like so many in western North Carolina, Forest Service employees found themselves without power,…