Forest Service Eastern Region

Comprising 20 states and 40% of the U.S. Population, Eastern Region forests and grasslands have big impacts.

About the Eastern Region

Photo: Foote Pond on the Huron-Manistee National Forests. USDA Forest Service Photo.

Features

Interagency coordination critical to assessing Iowa storm damage

Cedar Rapids forestland damaged by Iowa derecho

This is the first segment of a three-part series, Iowa Derecho 2020, exploring the aftermath of a powerful and destructive inland storm in Iowa and how the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the USDA Forest Service Eastern Region’s field office in St. Paul, Minnesota, and other federal and state agencies and organizations are helping communities there recover. 

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Planting project diversifies tree canopy, protects watershed health in New York

Teams of people stand around talking after planting trees.

As one of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative’s 16 task force members, the USDA Forest Service uses GLRI grants to strategically target the biggest threats to the Great Lakes ecosystem and accelerate progress toward long-term restoration goals for this important ecosystem.

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