2020 USDA Forest Service Report on Technology Transfer is now available
The Char Boss is a new technology for making BioChar, which is made from plant material and used to improve soil quality. (Image courtesy of Brad O’Connor, AIR Burners, Inc.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Issued annually by the Forest Service and the Office of the Secretary, the Report on…
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Policy Report: Nov. 30, 2021
Welcome to the FS Policy Report! Our goal is to provide weekly updates on Agency policy actions, including directives and regulations.Recently issued directives:1. FSM 6680 Chapter 85: Cybersecurity of Information, Information Systems, & Information Technology (11/22/2021)FSM 6680…
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When Snow Becomes Deadly: How to survive an Avalanche Forecast, Tools, and Training
Every year roughly 100,000 avalanches sweep down mountains across the U.S., damaging everything in their path and killing 28 people on average. In fewer than seven weeks, beginning on Dec. 18, 2020, avalanches took the lives of seven people in the U.S while skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling.We asked Simon Trautman, a national avalanche…
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Explore the GO
Visualizing the Changing American LandscapeOnline App Provides National Landscape Change Time-Lapse Imagery
Interested in how our national landscape changes over time? In February 2021, USDA Forest Service released its expanded online Landscape Change Monitoring System (LCMS), a publicly available dataset…
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Geospatial Office (GO)
Mission: Mapping Our Future Together
The Geospatial Office (GO) provides leadership in geospatial science implementation in the USDA Forest Service by exploring and developing emerging technologies, working with partners to demonstrate their application in land and resource management, providing solutions to…