Beech leaf disease takes researchers to Japan searching for knowledge
The Forest Service International Programs research team collects samples of leaves and buds from the Japanese beech tree. (Photo courtesy of Paulo Vieira, USDA Agricultural Research Service)
JAPAN — In September and October 2024, researchers from the USDA Forest Service, USDA Agricultural…
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Forest Service hosts Algerian delegation for watershed restoration tour
Forest Service staff present information to the Algerian delegation about vegetation treatments within the Payson Ranger District, on the Tonto National Forest. (USDA Forest Service photo by Matt Horning)
In a milestone moment for its newest international collaboration, the…
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Conservation program in Honduras positively impacts local youths, communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Aug. 12, 2024, the USDA Forest Service International Programs team in Honduras welcomed Deputy Chief John Crockett and Workforce Development Program Coordinator Ginelle Heller for a firsthand look at their impactful conservation programs. For nearly 30 years, the Forest Service has partnered with Honduras to build local capacity in natural resource management and wildfire…
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Saipan wildland fire crews help fight California fires
As part of the Forest Service’s Cooperative Fire Program, crews work together to clear roads while learning essential wildfire management skills. (USDA Forest Service photo by Shilo Springstead)
CALIFORNIA — Continuing a long-standing partnership between the USDA Forest Service and the Commonwealth of the…
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New mobile app helps combat illegal timber trade in Southern Africa
Law enforcement officers from southern Africa pose with the new KAZA timer permitting app. (USDA Forest Service photo by Karen Nott)
SOUTHERN AFRICA — USDA Forest Service Office of International Programs and the Chief Information Office’s mobile app team recently collaborated to…
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Strengthening capacity of Zambia Illegal Logging Law Enforcement Network
Participants were presented with a simulated illegal logging crime scene to practice evidence collection skills. (Photo courtesy Christopher Chisanga, Zambia Forestry Department)
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The International Programs Office delivered two countering illegal logging skills-building…