Land Areas Reports
Black Canyon Lake is on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in east-central Arizona. The area offers non-motorized boating, day hikes with a path that follows along the edge of the lake and trout fishing most of the year. (USDA photo…
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Green gratitude: For the love of our national grasslands
The large Indian breadroot is a flower you might find blooming on the Fort Pierre National Grassland in the late spring. (USDA Forest Service photo by Dan Svingen)
SOUTH DAKOTA — Some people love forests, others love deserts, many love cities. But Dan Svingen, he loves grasslands.Dan Svingen is a happy and…
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Forest, grassland monitoring policy now available for public comment
WASHINGTON, DC—The Forest Service is developing a new manual chapter, titled “National Forest System Monitoring,” in Forest Service Manual 2000—National Forest Resource Management.The new chapter will include the agency's proposed forest and grassland health monitoring policy, which is designed to provide a framework that supports and…
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National Grasslands
Welcome to Your National Grasslands!These wind-swept seas of grass and wildflowers—four million acres in all—have witnessed the pageant of the frontier, the Dust Bowl, and the dramatic recovery into a great national treasure.Find a National GrasslandVisit National Grassland websitesFind a GrasslandNational Grassland Visitor's CenterThe National Grasslands Visitor Center introduces and invites…