USDA Forest Service Eastern Region

Eastern Region Mobile App

The Eastern Region Forest Service App is free and now available to help guide forest visitors for their next adventure.

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  • Notice of Funding Opportunity through the Inflation Reduction Act

    Tribal Funding Opportunity to Support Forest Resilience / Climate Mitigation:
    The Forest Service is seeking proposals to support Tribal access to emerging private markets for forest resilience or climate mitigation.

    Small Acreage Forest Landowner Support:
    The Forest Service is seeking proposals to support the participation of underserved landowners and landowners owning less than 2,500 acres in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience.

    Deadline for applications for both opportunities: August 21, 2024.

Features

2024 State Fact Sheets highlight prior year’s forestry accomplishments

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State Fact Sheets are now available on our webpage for each of the USDA Forest Service Eastern Region’s 20 states and the District of Columbia, providing an overview of how State, Private, and Tribal Forestry program funding and technical support helped states meet their forestry goals during fiscal year 2023 (October 2022 through September 2023).

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Healthy forests, healthy you: How connecting with trees benefits human health

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April 7 is World Health Day, an annual event that draws attention to issues that affect human health all over the world. For the USDA Forest Service, this is a day to celebrate health benefits that come from a source you might not expect — trees.

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