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Forest Focus: Audio Podcast
Forest Focus is an audio program about the National Forests in California. Episodes focus on issues such as ecological restoration, fire, recreation, law enforcement, tribal relations and much more.
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The show features specialists that work for the U.S. Forest Service and guests who provide other points of view on Forest Service issues. For comments or suggestions please e-mail us at: SM.FS.r5ffpodcast@usda.gov
Millions of us understand what the benefit of being outdoors has on our mind, body and spirit. But what other benefits does the natural world provide…
In this episode we speak with Sarah LaPlante, a Forest Service employee, about her challenges of working as a District Ranger on the Stanislaus…
We learned in Episode 19 about Ecosystem Services or Nature's Benefits in an introduction-type show. This show, we dive back in with Part 2 of that…
In this episode, we focus on three employees and talk about their childhood, how they got involved in the Forest Service and more. So join us in…
In this episode, Ted Weller, an ecologist with the Pacific Southwest Research Station, helps us go batty for bats. Each year, Bat Week is observed…
In this episode, we focus on a former Forest Service employee with the Modoc National Forest, his career, his connection with the Choctaw tribes, and…