Gone fishing? Biologists share how anglers can support healthy native fish populations
Bonneville cutthroat trout are an important native species in western Wyoming where Forest Service land managers and partners are at work restoring habitat and monitoring for invasive species. (USDA Forest Service photo)Late spring heralds the start of open water fishing season. In much of the country, even the most stubborn winter ice has long since…
fish, Fishing, Native Fish, invasive species, biology, fish habitat, water, restoration, environment, science, inside the forest service
Roots to shoots
Nearly three million transplanted plugs, J. Herbert Stone NurseryAt the J. Herbert Stone Nursery, one of eight Forest Service nurseries, employees took on a massive task to transplant nearly three million seedlings, or plugs.
Transplant machine and unplanted bedsThis significant accomplishment by employees and…
Nurseries, seedlings, planting, restoration, BLM
Celebrating Partnerships in the Central Sierra Recovery and Restoration Project
Editor’s note: The USDA Forest Service has committed its efforts to mitigating wildfire risk across 20 million acres of National Forests and up to an additional 30 million acres of other Federal, State, Tribal, and private lands as a part of the agency’s 10- year strategy to confront the wildfire crisis. This article illustrates how working across boundaries will be essential for that success…
restoration, fuel reduction, shared stewardship, mitigation
Planting new hope in the Umpqua River basin
A sugar pine seedling grows within the Archie Creek Fire scar. Seedlings are planted in the early spring so they are not damaged by hot and dry summer weather. Forest Service photo by Adrienne BarcasEditor’s note: The USDA Forest Service recently announced a 10-year strategy to confront the wildfire crisis and improve forest resilience. Wildfires create…
restoration, fire, wildfire, forestry, forest health, forest management, vegetation, partnerships, contracts, umpqua
Hurricane Recovery for Forest and Conservation Nurseries
In September 2017, back-to-back hurricanes Irma and Maria destroyed the nurseries at the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture and the University of the Virgin Islands Agriculture Experiment Station. Tree Planters Notes Photo/Michael Morgan
Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones have caused devastating damage to nearly all of the American-Affiliated…
Nurseries, seedlings, reforestation, and Genetics Resources, RNGR, state and private forestry, restoration, hurricane, cyclone, typhoon, forest service
Volunteers experience the power of service and healing in the rainforest
View from El Yunque National Forest towards Municipality of Luquillo on the Northeast coast of Puerto Rico. Forest Service Photo/Kathleen McGinley.
In September 2017, Hurricane Maria, a deadly category 5 hurricane devastated Dominica, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Amidst the devastation was the El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical…