Dashboards
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Dashboard
Provides an overview of accomplishments and economic impact of the CFLRP program.Learn MoreForest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Business Report Dashboard
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How do national forests and grasslands contribute to local economies?
WASHINGTON, DC—The public and agency employees alike can now view an updated dashboard showing how the Forest Service contributes to local economies surrounding each national forest unit.
Staff from the Social Science and Economics branch of the Policy Office have been hard at work analyzing and compiling the data included in this new tool. In previous years, the branch posted the Job and…
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Delvin Bunton: 50 years of utter fun
Delvin R. Bunton's hobbies closely align with his work, including his passion for the amateur (ham) radio community. In 2011, he worked a security shift at Sea-Pac Amateur Radio Convention in Seaside, Oregon. Photo courtesy Delvin R. Bunton.
When Delvin R. Bunton first used a computer, it was an IBM 1620…
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Future of AI in natural resource management: Self-Learning Forest Growth Model
WISCONSIN—Whether we realize it or not, artificial intelligence—AI—plays a big role in our daily lives. From predictive searches on Google to personalized shopping experiences on websites like Amazon, or music preferences on Spotify based on your playlists, to smart replies in email and text messaging—even drafting this story. AI is everywhere, including forestry.In another episode of the Eastern…
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Moon trees splash down on Earth
Experts from the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard practice Orion recovery techniques at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston because Orion (and the moon tree seeds) will return to Earth by splashing into the Pacific Ocean. NASA photo by James Blair.
WASHINGTON, DC—Sunday, Dec. 11, tiny passengers on board the Orion Spacecraft will make a…
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Sixth Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) Conference
Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) Conference 2023 in Fort Collins Co.
The Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) Conference took place March 7-9, 2023 in Fort Collins. CO. It was the 6th FVS Conference, the series dating back to the first conference in 1997. There were close to 90 attendees at the conference, with participants ranging from federal land management agencies, State/local Agencies,…