Partnership restores brook trout in five ponds within five years
Native brook trout migrate in a waterway in Maine. The USDA Forest Service, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and Trout Unlimited are working together to restore native brook trout within their historic range. (Freshwaters Illustrated photo by David Herasimtschuk)
A fine mist rolled off the…
#NativeFish, #Fish, #Habitat, #Watershed, reclamation, #Recreation, #AquaticRestoration, #Trout
‘Queen of the 14ers’: Outdoors lure employee into 33-year career atop 14,000+ foot mountains
Loretta McEllhiney surveys flora on San Luis peak in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forest. As the Colorado Fourteeners Program manager, she is responsible for not only the safety of trails on 47 Colorado mountains higher than 14,000 feet, but she also has grown into an expert about…
#Colorado, #Recreation, #Climbing, #Alpine, tundra
Conservation and Recreation Come Together to Create Maine’s Vacationland
Ice climbing which is one of the many unique winter experiences at Grafton Notch State Park. (Photo credit: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands)
As the most rural state in the United States, Maine is one of the best destinations to reconnect with nature. “Vacationland” has been the slogan on Maine license…
forest legacy program, #Recreation, #Winter
Let it snow! Great American Outdoors Act and local partnerships give Wyoming trail system new life
A groomed path leads into the Willow Creek area (Photo Credit: Rio Rose, Lander Cycling Club)
Every time snow covers the ground, it brings magical opportunities to reconnect with nature. The snow muffles all sound as you cross-country ski except the snow crunching under your skis and offers an almost…
#GreatAmericanOutdoorsAct, #Recreation, #Partnerships, #YouthCorps, #Winter
Recreation, Heritage, & Volunteer Resources (RHVR) and Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers (WWSR) Contact Us
Recreation, Heritage & Volunteer ResourcesDirector: Gordon BlumDeputy Director: VacantExecutive Assistant: VacantStaff Assistant: Ryan WillbrandPolicy Analyst: Robert NicholsRecreation, Tourism, and Public Services StaffAssistant Director: VacantNational Recreation Planner: Sam RiderSocial Scientist: Nora CampbellNational Tourism & Interpretive Services Program Manager:…
#Recreation, #WildAndScenicRivers, #Wilderness
Shooting Sports
Target shooting is allowed on national forest or grassland unless restricted. Check your local ranger district for more information about local restriction. It is prohibited to shoot:
In or within 150 yards from a residence, building, campsite, developed recreation area or occupied area.
Across or on a national forest or…