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A snapshot of Alaska: Region captures northern beauty in photo contest

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Traditions & Alaska Experiences: A wooden hummingbird carving stands before a field of blooming fireweed on Grave Island in Kake, Alaska. (USDA Forest Service photo by Danielle MacPhee) ALASKA — The Alaska Region’s annual employee photo contest has once again brought together hundreds of…
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Save the date: National Forest Week photo contest

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It is that time of year again! As the days grow longer and more Americans find themselves outdoors, the National Forest Foundation is inviting the USDA Forest Service to join us in celebrating National Forests and Grasslands this National Forest Week.Held each year during the second full week of July, the sixth annual National Forest Week will take place July 8-14, 2024. This year’s theme is “…
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September photo contest winner: Christopher R. Doupnik

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Of These Misty Mountains. Climbing above the early morning fog in Northeast Georgia, Chris Doupnik surveys portions of Black Rock State Park and the Chattooga River Ranger District. As he and his fellow coworker, Brad Howard, set out to tackle road work on the district, they can’t help but…
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July photo contest winner: Kelly Miller

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HBCU students learn about preserving historic sites during their Cultural Heritage in the Forest visit to Ohio’s Wayne National Forest. Forest Service archaeologists Margaret Hangan and Andy Tremayne led the discussion at Tinker’s Cave, a rock shelter where notorious horse thief Shep Tinker…
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Forest in focus: Enter the employee photo contest

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Have a great photo like this one on San Bernardino National Forest? Submit it to the employee photo contest. USDA Forest Service photo by Wendy Hovland. WASHINGTON, DC—We’re putting the forest in focus. The national Office of Communication is rolling out a monthly employee photo…
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Change your resolution, and you can likely change your view

A picture of a hiking trail along top of a grassy mountain top area.
Let’s face it. New Year’s resolutions sometimes lead us to failure. The obligatory lose weight, travel, or get a new job sometimes doesn’t pan out the way we had hoped.So, let’s rethink resolutions. Let’s resolve not to resolve and instead look for great opportunities that will make 2022 a year of idea, experiences, and memories.Our ideas, of course, focus on the great outdoors, particularly…
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