Collaboration gets the waters flowing
The South Platte River flows freely following the recent removal of an obsolete dam near Lake George, Colorado. Researchers from the Rocky Mountain Research Station, the Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, and the University of Colorado Boulder visited the…
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Powering Through
Roseburg, Ore – Phil Bigler, the chief operating officer at Douglas Electric Cooperative, embodies the multifaceted role required to keep the lights on in rural America. From strategic planning and managing cybersecurity to hands-on tasks like unloading freight trucks and delivering pizza to linemen during outages, his commitment runs deep. Raised on tales of courageous linemen battling storms to…
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Producing opportunity
A sawmill — filled with rotating disks of jagged, cutting knives — may seem at odds with forest health. But those familiar with land management will tell you it’s part of the solution. A newly opened sawmill in Carson City, Nevada, will soon provide the means to support healthy forests, post-fire recovery efforts, and the local economy. “The truth is, the forest, it needs our help,” said…
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Flying bridge
Francisco Rico is a civil engineer on the Mendocino National Forest who oversaw the new bridge construction. Contractors from AGE Construction prepare the foundation for the new bridge. (USDA Forest Service photos by Andrew Avitt)
Dry thunderstorms rolled across California’s Central…
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National Forest System Statistics for Fiscal Year 2024
This annual summary of the National Forest System details the infrastructure maintained by the agency. It includes road and trail miles, land acreage, number of facilities and vehicles, and more.
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Reducing Wildfires through Better Utility Pole Inspections
Electrical utility pole failure is one of the leading causes of wildfires nationwide. The sheer number of poles involved makes regular inspections challenging – but the Forest Products Lab is finding new ways to carry out pole inspections quickly and easily. (Forest Service photo)
They can pop up almost…