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International Owl Awareness Day

Owl species vary in size, but typically have large, round heads, with forward-facing eyes framed by a feathered facial disk. (Learn More)

Gifford Pinchot's Birthday

Where conflicting interests must be reconciled, the question shall always be answered from the standpoint of the greatest good of the greatest number in the long run - Gifford Pinchot

National Water Quality Month

No protection surpasses forests when it comes to clean water. Reservoirs, lakes, and streams stay clean because of the woods around them, and urban forests make a difference the same way.

Wood Innovations Grants

2020 Request for Proposals is now open!

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In the Headlines

Forest Service Supports Great Lakes Restoration with $4M in Grants

October 11, 2019

Forest Service Eastern Region is Requesting Applications for 2020 Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program

August 12, 2019

New Species of Beetle Discovered in New York City

July 30, 2019

Public Invited to Eastern Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee Meeting

February 14, 2019

Forest Matters Summer 2019

May 1, 2019

NA S&PF News December 2018

December 19, 2018

Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy NE Region-December 2018

December 13, 2018

Forest Matters December 2018

December 6, 2018

Identification of Priority Forests in the Upper Mississippi River System: A Summary

March 27, 2017

Urban Watershed Forestry Manual, Part 1: Methods for Increasing Forest Cover in a Watershed

March 27, 2017

Using Diagnostic Plants to Evaluate Site Class

March 27, 2017

IPED Field Guide Pest Evaluation and Detection

March 27, 2017

Patterns of Storm Injury and Tree Response

March 27, 2017

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Nature Scavenger Hunt Printable: Exploring Nature With the Five Senses

Looking for a fun way to encourage your kids to spend more time outdoors? Send them on a nature scavenger hunt! Kids happily head outside to hunt for treasure on a scavenger hunt and usually become so interested and engaged in what they are doing and what they’ve found or collected, that they will then stay outside for ages!

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