Adventurous spirits: Volunteers help address tree poaching on public lands
Ellen Kirby (left) and Sean Yam collect black walnut samples in William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama. Photo courtesy Adventure Scientists.
OREGON—Have you ever thought of pairing your next kayak trip or mountain bike excursion with data collection for environmental scientists? That’s what a group of more than 300 volunteers did when…
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Timber Tax Tips can help forest owners realize potential tax benefits
Family forests provide many valuable goods and services that extend beyond their boundaries, including clean air and water, wildlife habitat, and carbon sequestration.
Although owners of forested land usually don’t get paid directly for those benefits, there are tax incentives that can be associated with management activities. Landowners often do not know that reforestation, timber sales,…
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Agency launches dashboard list of all open timber sales
Screenshot from the Forest Service Advertised Timber Sale Dashboard
The Forest Service published a first-ever online list that shows available timber sales on national forests, another step to improving customer service by making it easier for purchasers to find and bid on timber sale…
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Videos - Forest Products Modernization
Leslie Weldon, Senior Executive for Work Environment and Performance, (former Deputy Chief for the National Forest System) explains the importance of Forest Products Modernization and why we are embarking on this effort: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyjqnP924wY.John Crockett, Deputy Director for Forest Management, Range Management and Vegetation Ecology discuss the Forest Products…