Spread Christmas cheer, not forest pests
These Christmas trees found new purpose after the holidays as fish habitat in Lake Vesuvius, Ironton Ranger District, Wayne National Forest. USDA Forest Service photo.
WISCONSIN—‘Tis the season to deck the halls with boughs of holly. We have spent time planning details for decorating our…
#Holidays, #Christmas, #Recycling, #ChristmasTrees, #Trees
Yuletide splash
Like many households around the world, some National Forests have their own post-holiday traditions, such as recycling Christmas trees on the Wayne National Forest in Ohio. (USDA Forest Service photo by Ashley Kuflewski)
Harvesting and decorating a live Christmas tree is a holiday tradition in millions of U.S. households. Equally important and beautiful traditions surround taking down the…
#AquaticEcosystems, #ChristmasTrees, #Recycling, #Fisheries, #Fishing, #Lakes, #Rivers
Greening Fire in Central Washington
Wildland fires across the West mainly occur during the hottest, driest months of summer – a time when water use is high and access to water is crucial.Water is not only necessary for firefighters to drink and douse embers. It’s also needed for camp kitchens, showers, handwashing stations and dust abatement. The typical fire camp is a self-contained city, set up temporarily to house and feed…
#Recycling, #Firefighters, #FirefighterSafety, #Video, #Water, #Freshwater
Introducing CharBoss: New mobile biochar production machine
The team was recently awarded a patent for their mobile biochar production and pelletizer system that has the capability to separate charcoal from the burning biomass using a mobile through-put method, or conveyor belt, that expels the biochar from the burner and quickly cools it. (USDA Forest…
#Biochar, #Conservation, #Recycling, #Science
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