See the solar eclipse on your National Forests and Grasslands!
The total solar eclipse of 2017, seen from the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri. (USDA Photo Service photo by Cody Norris)
Complete darkness, like the middle of the night—except it’s the middle of the day, and just moments before, the sun shone brightly. Total solar eclipses, like the…
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Reach to the forest highlights value of nature
Event attendees wrote personal postcards to forests. USDA Forest Service photo by Lindsey Rustad.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Feb. 25, Forest Service partnered with the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on the fun and exciting Forest Youth Day.Visitors enjoyed forestry related crafts, received educational…
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Seeds sent into space by NASA, Forest Service return to Earth, create new generation of “Moon Trees”
Kayla Herriman pauses from x-raying seeds to pose for a picture. (Photo courtesy Malcolm Howard).
Kayla Herriman is x-raying tree seeds that recently traveled 40,000 miles beyond the far side of the moon. The seeds completed their epic journey on NASA’s Orion spacecraft as part of the NASA’s Artemis program…
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To infinity and beyond: Project moon tree, take II
A sycamore moon tree planted at Mississippi State University in 1975 is the parent tree to many second generation trees called Half-Moon Trees. NASA photo by Will Bryan.
WASHINGTON, DC—The Forest Service Conservation Education staff, together with NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement and Natural Inquirer, is proud to announce the Artemis Moon Trees…