Great Lakes Restoration Initiative improving waterways
The Great Lakes contain 95% of the surface fresh water in North America. From space, several large cities can be seen, including Minneapolis-St. Paul at left-center edge, Chicago at the southern tip of Lake Michigan, and Detroit between Erie and Huron. Flowing past Minneapolis and toward the…
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Woodsy Owl LIVE 3 invites learners to give a hoot
Woodsy Owl joins young volunteers working in a garden. USDA Forest Service photo by Cecilio Ricardo.
WASHINGTON, DC—“Give a hoot, don’t pollute!”
Woodsy Owl may be turning 52 this September, but his stewardship message transcends the ages. That’s why Natural Inquirer and Forest…
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Forest Service webinar series helps Ukraine
Opening slide of USDA Forest Service webinar.
NEW YORK—The USDA Forest Service, New York Watershed Agricultural Council and Agency for Sustainable Development of Carpathian Region, or FORZA, delivered forestry best management practices training to Ukrainian foresters and engineers. The…
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Forest Service hosts Moroccan partners in New Mexico, exchanging watershed knowhow
San Antonio Creek, Jemez Springs. Visiting small stream structures and discussing monitoring requirements and tools. USDA Forest Service photo by Angela Trujillo.
WASHINGTON, DC—The USDA Forest Service’s International Programs, the San Juan National Forest and Santa Fe National Forest…
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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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Project protecting Denver water supply receives federal funding
Mechanical thinning by a piece of equipment known as a processor at the Jerome Miller/Miller Gulch project. A non-profit group called Stewardship West is working to increase the pace and scale of treatment aligned with the Wildfire Crisis Strategy’s Front Range Priority Landscape. (USDA Forest…