Get out there with your best (dog) friend!
A hiker, Melissa Nicolli, with her dog Cedar, on the Cottonwood Lake trail in the Custer Gallatin National Forest. (Forest Service photo by Jabus Smith)
Not sure if you can bring your dog to the national forests on your next adventure? The answer is, “Yes!” Here are a few tips and guidelines…
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Guardians of the confluence: Recreation and conservation protect Alaska’s Russian River
Although the Russian River hosts tens of thousands of anglers within every year, the health of the river and its shoreline is the best it's been in 50 years—thanks to the work of volunteers and considerate anglers. (Forest Service video by Savannah Halleaux)The clear waters of Alaska’s Russian River cascade through the forest before merging with the mighty Kenai River on the Chugach National…
#Recreation, #Conservation, #ChugachNationalForest, #Fish, #Fisheries, #Fishing, #AquaticRestoration, #WatershedRestoration, #Volunteers
Metal Detecting
Many people enjoy metal detecting to search for lost items, such as coins and jewelry. Responsible metal detecting helps protect the natural and cultural resources we all share. Is metal detecting allowed?Yes. Metal detecting is allowed as a low‑impact recreational activity in appropriate locations. You may search for small, modern items such as…
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Law Enforcement and Investigations - Safety and Crime Prevention
Personal Safety TipsTraveler Safety, Personal Security at ATMs, Parking Lot Safety...Abandon MinesAbandoned mine sites are a great safety hazards. Many of these structures contain dilapidated frames, open shafts, and water-filled pits. The dangers that are found in the mines include old explosives, hazardous chemicals, bats, snakes, spiders, bobcats, mountain lions and other predators. Falls and…
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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…
#Recreation, #Partnerships, #Trails, #Restoration, #Partners, #TrailMaintenance, #Hiking, #HikingTrails, #NationalForestFoundation
No reservation? No problem!
Dispersed camping – camping outside of a designated, prepared campsite – isn’t for everyone. But it might be for you.
Campers Tyler Cross and Jeremy Halleaux enjoy a break around the campfire at their dispersed camping site within the Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area on the Manistee National Forest, Michigan, on June 8, 2026. Dispersed camping…