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Mangroves in Mozambique provide livelihood, improve environment

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Dr. Salomao Bandeira from the University of Eduardo Mondlane discusses best practices for restoring mangroves with Deputy Secretary Torres Small. USDA Forest Service photo by Michelle Zweede. WASHINGTON, D.C.—USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small visited a Forest Service-supported mangrove project in…
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Connecting urban nurseries and communities with reforestation pipeline

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Indigo plants at a small greenhouse at the Plantation Park Heights Urban farm in Baltimore, Maryland. Photo courtesy Farmer Chippy. PENNSYLVANIA — Nurseries across the U.S. grow over a billion tree seedlings each year for reforestation following timber sales, wildfire and other disturbances. The USDA Forest…
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Nurseries and Seed System

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A conifer seedling grows on the Mendocino National Forest in California within an area burned by the 2018 Ranch Fire. Reforestation crews working on the landscape-scale project plant an average of 9,000 trees a day to restore native vegetation, mitigate future high-severity wildfire risks, and encourage natural forest regeneration across the burn…
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National Forest System Reforestation Strategy

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Reforestation is critical to ensuring our forests stay healthy and resilient. This report details the need for expanding the agency's capacity for reforestation, as well as how that can be accomplished through existing and expanded programs and partnerships.

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