Economic Contributions
This information sheet shows how land management activities support local economies and contribute to the Nation's gross domestic product through timber and forest products, minerals and energy production, livestock grazing, recreation, and more.
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Trail Management Toolbox - Terms
Below is the agency’s online dictionary of common trail terminology, with definitions, photos and illustrations. These terms may appear in various trail publications and Forest Service policy. If there is a conflict in the definition, Forest Service policy is the authority. Many of the diagrams or illustrations are adapted from engineered plans featured on the Plans for Trail and Trail…
#Trails, #Recreation, #Infrastructure, #Construction, #Streams, #Soil, #Restoration
Trail Maintenance and Construction Notebook
This field guide is for agency staff, partners, volunteers, and all who help build or maintain trails. First published in 1996, this 2025 edition is the fourth revision of the notebook. It includes detailed descriptions of how to plan, build, maintain, improve, and decommission (or obliterate) all types of trails and trail structures. The new edition features updated construction techniques, diagrams, and sustainability concepts.
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Paving the way on the Sierra National Forest
Helicopter takes off from the nicely paved Trimmer Heliport, in route to a wildfire water drop on the Sierra National Forest. (USDA Forest Service photo by Bert Valdez)
Don’t be fooled into thinking fixing asphalt is quick and easy. While we may take the ground we travel upon for granted,…
#GreatAmericanOutdoorsAct, #DisasterReliefSupplementalAppropriationsAct, #California, #Infrastructure, #Aviation, #Helicopter
Maintaining Infrastructure
Maintaining the Forest Service’s portfolio of engineered infrastructure like roads, bridges, buildings and dams is essential to public safety, protecting the environment, and the economy at both local and national levels. It is also essential to allowing the Forest Service to meet its various missions.Infrastructure wears out with time and use. Repairs and maintenance, which include annual and…
#Engineering, #Infrastructure, #InfrastructureInvestmentAndJobsAct, #Data
Infrastructure - Dams
Twin Lakes Dam on the Alleghany National Forest (USDA Forest Service photo by Amy Crews)
Over 3000 dams are located on national forests and grasslands. The Forest Service operates and maintains approximately 1500 of these dams for which the agency accepts legal ownership on behalf of the…