Deception Creek Experimental Forest: A legacy of research
View the RecordingCOLORADO—Located in the Idaho Panhandle, Deception Creek is one of 84 USDA Forest Service experimental forests and ranges. Spanning from Alaska to Arkansas, experimental forests and ranges are designated areas for scientific research and make up the largest and longest-lived ecological research network in the nation. A new video (above) features Deception Creek…
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Ash protection collaborative across the Wabanaki [VIDEO]
MAINE—The Eastern Region’s most recent FS Talks highlighted a unique collaborative effort to save and effectively manage brown ash (or black ash) from the destructive emerald ash borer.While established populations of emerald ash borer have been present in the Midwest for a couple of decades, the insect only reached the state of Maine in recent years and is not widespread…
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Greening Fire in Central Washington
Wildland fires across the West mainly occur during the hottest, driest months of summer – a time when water use is high and access to water is crucial.Water is not only necessary for firefighters to drink and douse embers. It’s also needed for camp kitchens, showers, handwashing stations and dust abatement. The typical fire camp is a self-contained city, set up temporarily to house and feed…
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Be brave: What the Forest Service can learn from female rangers in Botswana [VIDEO]
WISCONSIN—It’s second nature for USDA Forest Service Eastern Region employees to connect with colleagues from across the nation. But their horizons expanded even further when they logged into the Oct. 27 session of FS Talks to meet members of a new conservation initiative in Africa.Half a world apart, these groups found connections between their vastly different environmental and cultural…
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All-employee call, April 14 [VIDEO]
WASHINGTON, DC—On April 14, 2022, more than 8,000 employees gathered together for an open conversation with Chief Moore and additional executive leadership team members on the journey to a hybrid work environment. Together, we wrestled with how to intentionally live out the physical, social and psychological safety we all should expect and deserve as we move through our phased approach.While more…
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Celebrating AAPI voices across our national forests and regions - Part 4 [VIDEO]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Asian American and Pacific Islander community is diverse and deep filled with a wide range of experiences and roles inside and out of the Forest Service. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been in the Forest Service for generations. From coast to coast, in all grade levels and in numerous different capacities, Asian Americans are serving every day to care for…