Science shows that demographics and funding impact wildfire resilience
Damage after the Woolsey Fire in California. Economists recognize that the vulnerable populations who are less able to invest in risk mitigation activities may depend more heavily upon federal disaster assistance to help them recover after wildfire events. (USDA Forest Service photo by Peter…
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Fisheries
About UsWe improve people’s lives through our role in stewarding the Nation’s fish and aquatic resources.One way we improve people's lives is through Rise to the Future initiative. Rise to the Future: National Fish and Aquatic Strategy – Check out the Forest Service’s updated national strategy to guide its efforts in fish and aquatic stewardship, commemorating 30 years of success and…
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Confronting the Wildfire Crisis
The Nation faces a wildfire crisis that is increasing in severity due to accumulating fuels, changing climate, and expanding development in wildfire-prone landscapes. As one of the largest stewards of forested land in the United States, the Forest Service has launched a 10-year strategy to confront this crisis and reduce wildfire risk to our country's communities and critical infrastructure.
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To infinity and beyond: Project moon tree, take II
A sycamore moon tree planted at Mississippi State University in 1975 is the parent tree to many second generation trees called Half-Moon Trees. NASA photo by Will Bryan.
WASHINGTON, DC—The Forest Service Conservation Education staff, together with NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement and Natural Inquirer, is proud to announce the Artemis Moon Trees…
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Nurseries and Seed System
A conifer seedling grows on the Mendocino National Forest in California within an area burned by the 2018 Ranch Fire. Reforestation crews working on the landscape-scale project plant an average of 9,000 trees a day to restore native vegetation, mitigate future high-severity wildfire risks, and encourage natural forest regeneration across the burn…