Pagami Creek Fire lessons learned: Fire's role on landscape
Kyle Stover, Superior National Forest silviculturist, discusses multi-agency reforestation efforts with the Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy at the Jackpot ATV Trailhead in the Greenwood Fire area. USDA Forest Service photo.
MINNESOTA—Pagami Creek remains Minnesota’s largest…
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Communication excellence: Washington Office receives award for Confronting the Wildfire Crisis
Office of Communication accepted first place in the Print Piece or Collection category of the National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Awards for its Confronting the Wildfire Crisis Strategy publication. USDA Forest Service publication.
WASHINGTON, DC—On April 19, the…
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Take a bough: Tree climbing task force addresses reforestation needs
Climbers collect spruce cones in a canvas bucket. These cones were picked at the top of the tree above Potters Ponds on Manti-La Sal National Forest. USDA Forest Service photo by Amber Drysdale.
WASHINGTON, DC—In the Forest Service, good things come in…trees. But, sometimes, those trees…
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Improving wildfire response through interagency cooperation
A group photo with all training participants in front of the Tbilisi Fire Station. USDA Forest Service photo by Seth Davis.
WASHINGTON, DC—More than 30 natural resource and emergency managers from the Republic of Georgia met in Tbilisi, the capital city, to exchange wildfire suppression…
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Wildfire management in advance: Using PODS to identify boundaries
Glen Lewis explains the basics of PODs at the workshop held on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. USDA Forest Service photo by Richard Parker.
WASHINGTON, DC—The Forest Service is taking a proactive, collaborative and innovative approach to wildfire management in part by hosting a series of potential…
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Partnership teaches community members to reduce wildfire risks
A cut and stacked pile like this is best for winter pile burning around homes and properties. Photo courtesy of Gloria Erickson, Dovetail Partners.
MINNESOTA—Gathered around piles of cut and stacked balsam fir, 25 members from communities surrounding the Superior National Forest participated in a pile…