Restoring Lebanon's forests
In the hills north of Beirut, Lebanon, a group of young citizen scientists collects the footprints of small mammals using contact paper and charcoal. They are hoping they might find signs of forest dormice, a fluffy-tailed, squirrel-like animal that thrives in dense forests. But forest dormice are no longer common in Lebanon, where rapid urbanization, unsustainable forestry practices, and,…
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Youth Conservation Corps crew gets hands-on conservation, recreation experience
Youth programs such as the Youth Conservation Corps are a major component of our integrated focus to engage and employ youth across the landscape with the Forest Service. Photo courtesy Carol Broeder.
ARIZONA—USDA Forest Service personnel became mentors as a team of seven Youth Conservation Corps …