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State, Private, and Tribal Forestry
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Forest Focus Episode 35: Bark Beetles: The Science of Scents
Have you ever wondered why some trees -- in certain locations, a lot of trees -- are brown and dying? This podcast delves into the connections between bark beetles, drought, and tree mortality.
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Forest Focus Episode 31: Observing Tree Diseases with a Stump Buster
Join Plant Pathologist Martin MacKenzie and Public Affairs Specialist Jamie Hinrichs on a walk in the woods.
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The Battle to Slow Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death in Hawaiʻi
With February as National Invasive Species Month in Hawaiʻi, the Forest Service explores the partnership with native Hawaiians to curb one of the deadliest tree fungi on the island.
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Partnerships: Planting Trees, Restoring Struggling Ecosystem
The Anahuacalmecac International University Preparatory hosted a community tree reforestation event at Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, where 500 trees are now setting roots down.
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Climbing to New Heights: Vegetation Management Training in FSM
USDA Forest Service UCF Program funded a two-week training that empowered local communities to safely and effectively remove and manage vegetation around Nan Madol, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Partnerships in Hawai’i Making Progress Against an Invasive, Dangerous Beauty
To the untrained eye, the albizia framing Hawaiian highways and horizons are an attractive sight. Although they have appealing aesthetics, these trees are an invasive, dangerous beauty.
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Jackhammers Used To Battle Back Invasive Plants
Pu`u Wa`awa`a State Forest Reserve, about 15 miles northeast of Kailua Kona on Hawaii Island contains some of the best remaining dry and mixed mesic forest left in the Hawaiian Islands.
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California Tree Mortality Numbers Released: 18 Million Trees Died In 2018
The Forest Health Aerial Survey numbers for 2018 were released in February and despite being down from the drought, the numbers remained high relative to background mortality rates.
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Connecting On-the-Ground Work, Online
The Stewardship Mapping & Assessment Project helps to understand, highlight, and support community groups that care for special places in Oʻahu, like its eastern and southern watersheds.
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Urban Meets Wild Trail
The USDA Forest Service designed the “Urban Meets Wild Trail,” an interactive experience at the America’s Great Outdoors site at the Los Angeles County Fair.
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Forest Service Community Forest Program Continues Agroforestry In Hawai’i
The Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Kealakekua is Hawaii’s first “Community Forest!” The beloved garden has been closed to the public since 2016, until now.
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Videos Released by California ReLeaf, Save Our Water & U.S. Forest Service
You can watch two “Save Our Water AND Our Trees” videos that show California residents how to best care for their trees during this historic drought.