Historic tribal co-stewardship agreements signed in Alaska
Visitors to the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Center get a close-up view of the Mendenhall Glacier and Nugget Falls. USDA Forest Service photo by Sandiann Devaney.
ALASKA—In a groundbreaking development, the USDA Forest Service signed historic tribal co-stewardship agreements with the Central…
#Tribal, #SharedStewardship
Collaboration helps boost Minnesota’s moose habitat
Historically, large-scale wildfire and widespread timber harvests provided good habitat and browse conditions for moose across northeast Minnesota. (USDA Forest Service photo by Ryan Pennesi)
MINNESOTA—Moose are an iconic Minnesota animal. Their significance dates to some of the first…
#Moose, #Collaboration, #SharedStewardship, #Minnesota
Ecosystem Management Decision Support system keeps getting better
A landscape view of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. USDA Forest Service photo by Pattiz Brothers.
OREGON—There is no single correct approach to managing a forest or grassland. Each decision maker must weigh the ecological complexity of these ecosystems, the changing environmental…
#Planning, #SharedStewardship, #PlanningRule
National Consultation
The Forest Service Office of Tribal Relations invites Tribal Nations and Alaska Native Corporations to consult directly with the Washington Office on national-level policies. For more information, or to request consultation, on any of the topics listed on this page, please navigate to the consultation of interest or contact sm.fs.otrtribalcon@usda.gov, with reference to the relevant consultation.…
#InfrastructureInvestmentAndJobsAct, #TribalRelations, #Tribes, #RoadlessRule, #SharedStewardship
Prescribed burns restoring National Forests in Arkansas and Oklahoma to health
Tufts of smoke from prescribed fires on the Ouachita and Ozark-St. Francis National Forests can be seen from a NOAA satellite image across Northwest Arkansas and East Oklahoma. When conducting prescribed burns wind direction is just one of many critical factors fire personnel consider to limit…
#PrescribedFire, #SharedStewardship, #ControlledBurn, #FuelReduction
Planting the Shade You’ll Never Feel
Editor’s note: The USDA Forest Service’s 10-year strategy to confront the wildfire crisis and improve forest resilience isn’t just about mitigating wildfire, it’s also about post fire restoration. Together we work with our partners to reforest areas impacted by wildfire.“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” Greek Proverb…