Water in the West is life
On Colorado’s Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison national forests, water for the region begins as snow in high-elevation locations before flowing down to creeks, reservoirs and irrigation systems that support communities across the Western Slope. It’s a quiet process, but it supports nearly every part of life downstream. (Forest Service video By Travis Weger)On Colorado’s Grand Mesa,…
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National Best Management Practices Monitoring Summary Report: Overview of Results Fiscal Years 2015–2022
This monitoring summary report provides a high-level overview of national best management practices in monitoring completed in fiscal years 2015 through 2022 at more than 4,350 sites across the United States. The report supports land management plans and project-level decisions and identifies areas for improvement.
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Working for the American People
This factsheet highlights recent Forest Service accomplishments to include wildfire risk reduction, healthy forests, and contributions to America's food supply. Thousands of Forest Service jobs support our mission of caring for the land and serving people.
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Water is life
The Rio Fernando Collaborative has partnered with Taos County and the Forest Service to reduce wildfire risk and improve water availability in the Taos, New Mexico region. From left to right – Wayne Rutherford, Joe Fernandez, MaryAnn Fernandez, Vicente Fernandez, Ed Bell, Patricia Martinez Rutherford and Michael Lujan. (USDA/Forest Service photo by…
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Water experts convene in Romania
Reconnecting Rivers workshop participants visit barrier in upper Vâlsan River, Romania. USDA Forest Service photo by Kelsey Aho.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The USDA Forest Service International Programs office recently collaborated with the American engineering firm Inter-Fluve to support a two-day “…
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Alaska’s first Community Forest Program Grant will protect watershed, create new park
Community Forest Program Grants protect predominantly forested areas such as the hillside of the proposed Potter Marsh Watershed Park, which contains streams and wetlands that flow into Potter Marsh. Photo courtesy Carl Johnson.
ALASKA—On the southern edge of Anchorage lies Potter Marsh, a…