Forest Service joins forces to restore habitats, support wildfire crisis strategy
A masticator prepares to grind and chew up brush in the Mule Deer Foundation project area on June 20, 2024. A keystone agreement between MDF and the Forest Service will result in the mastication of 2,314 acres of surface fuels over the next three months on the Tonto National Forest Globe Ranger District in…
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Forest Service partners in New Jersey wildfire fuel break projects
Fire personnel detail the prescribed fire process for local news reporters. (USDA Forest Service photo by Tim Regan)
NEW JERSEY—The USDA Forest Service recently contributed to two forest fuel break projects to reduce the growing threat of wildfire in New Jersey.“They had a major fire in the state last July…
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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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Caring for people and protecting forests in Hawai’i and the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands
HAWAI’I — In Hawai’i and the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands, forests sustain life. They provide communities with food, wood, medicine and are part of their cultural heritage. In December 2023, nearly 100 participants gathered in Hilo, Hawai’i for a week-long forestry workshop to discuss challenges of protecting these forests.Many participants traveled long distances from remote…
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Community Wildfire Defense Grants second round of funding now available
How to apply for Community Wildfire Defense Grants in year two. USDA Forest Service graphic.
WASHINGTON, DC—The Forest Service is again accepting applications for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program. Now in its second year, this competitive program funded by the Infrastructure…
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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…