Shared Stewardship Agreement fuels wildfire risk reduction efforts
ARIZONA — A historic Shared Stewardship Agreement signed last month by U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment Dr. Homer Wilkes and Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs will help the USDA Forest Service accelerate the pace and scale of vital forest fuels reduction and restoration efforts across the state as part of the Wildfire Crisis Strategy in the Southwest.…
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Forest Legacy 2025 Funded Projects
Over 2.6 miles of the Little River winds through the Musket Mountain Forest, which will become Oklahoma’s first state forest with support from the Forest Legacy Program. (Courtesy photo by The Conservation Fund)
In 2025, the Forest Service is supporting the permanent conservation of more than…
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New training available for agency employees managing IIJA, IRA funds or projects
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Forest Service received record levels of temporary funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act in addition to regular appropriations.To be more effective stewards of the special funding, a recently piloted training program with…
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Roundtable defines strategy to implement urban and community forestry funding in Newark
Greater Newark Conservancy facilities manager Keith Williams leads roundtable participants on a tour of the grounds and greenhouse. USDA Forest Service photo by Kesha Braunskill.
NEW JERSEY—On Feb. 27, The Nature Conservancy met with partners including the USDA Forest Service to discuss how $…
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Cultivating resilience: Urban, community forestry initiatives in US Virgin Islands
International Institute of Tropical Forestry, Washington Office State, Private and Tribal Forestry, and V.I. Trail Alliance staff take a hike through VI Trail Alliance trails in St. Croix conservation land. USDA Forest Service photo by Diana Martínez.
St. Croix—In the face of escalating…
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Many hands tippin’ torches
On several occasions, precipitation pushed the Stanislaus landscape prescribed fire operation outside prescription. Crews turned to prep work within planned burn units. (USDA Forest Service Photo by Deanna Younger)
For a month in early summer 2023, firefighters, caterers, medics and other…