USDA Forest Service Eastern Region

State Forest Action Plans

Every ten years, each state and the District of Columbia create plans that provide a snapshot of current forest conditions and outline priorities and strategies.

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Charles River Esplanade. Courtesy photo by Matt Heraifman, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

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Midwest industrial city greens up with Forest Service support

Mary Pat McGuire with Mayor Steve Spebar and students in Whiting, Indiana

The city of Whiting, Indiana, has an ambitious goal to plant 5,000 trees in the next five years, made possible through a joint collaborative effort including USDA Forest Service technical assistance.

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Forest Legacy project restores Michigan forest devastated by insects, floods

coir matting is ready to control soil erosion

A project to restore conservation land in the wake of destructive emerald ash borer and spruce budworm infestations in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan is well underway following a $132,442 USDA Forest Service Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant

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