The art of exploration: Inside the National Forests and Grasslands Passport
A visitor photographs Cathedral Rock in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest near Las Vegas, Nevada. The area offers hiking trails and scenic views of the rugged mountains and forested landscapes of southern Nevada. (Forest Service photo…
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Hidden in plain sight: Turning data into action
Emergency services on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, serve communities dispersed across mountainous and wilderness terrain, so proactive wildfire hazard mitigation and evacuation planning are key to community preparedness. (Forest Service photo by Bradley Gordon)
In fire-prone communities…
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Training before the fire: Where preparation meets the line
The orange cones are set, and the clock starts running. Inside the cab of a Forest Service fire engine, a firefighter from Wyoming grips the wheel and begins running the truck backward through a course called the dogleg.A one minute and 30 second time limit. Don't hit the cones.This is the Rocky Mountain Engine Academy at the City of Aurora Public Safety Training Center in Aurora, Colorado. For…
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Restoring Hanging Lake
In the spring of 2023, Emily Kasyon hiked the Hanging Lake Trail in the White River National Forest for the first time. The water was so high she waded through it the entire way up.“My very first site visit out to this site was during high runoff,” said Kasyon, project lead with the National Forest Foundation. “The very first time I ever hiked this trail, it was completely flooding. I was hiking…
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Resurrection Creek: A river reborn
The Resurrection Creek Restoration Project is healing a century-old environmental scar near Hope, Alaska, by bringing together traditionally opposing forces—including conservation groups, federal agencies, and active mining companies—united by a shared love of salmon. (Forest Service video by Savannah Halleaux)For a century, a 2-mile stretch of Resurrection Creek near Anchorage, Alaska, ran…
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Indian Youth Corps, Public Lands Corps, & Youth Conservation Corps, Contact Information
For question or help with the Public Lands Corps, Youth Conservation Corps, and Indian Youth Corps programs, please use the map of Forest Service regions and then find the contact information in the list below.