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Recent News About Forest Service (fs)
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Today, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than half a billion dollars through the Great American Outdoors Act to address deferred maintenance, improve infrastructure, increase user access and support rural economies while also meeting conservation goals.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking for proposals for the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership to improve forest health on public and private lands.
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America’s national forests and grasslands are popular destinations for recreational activities like swimming, hiking and rock climbing. But did you know that they also offer opportunities for exploring rare and unique sites like ice caves?
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Today, because of the current extreme wildfire risk conditions in the field, I am initiating a pause on prescribed fire operations on National Forest System lands while we conduct a 90-day review of protocols, decision support tools and practices ahead of planned operations this fall.
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Invasive non-native insects have been called the “wildfires of the East,” given the damage they cause to trees.
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During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, prices of processed wood products, such as softwood lumber and plywood, nearly quadrupled.
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The only way to understand the nuances of working a fireline is by being on one.
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Air is a critical resource for many living things, including people. USDA Forest Service scientists explore the effects of air pollution on environmental and human health – and how those effects impact different communities disproportionately.
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If you want to know how many acres of forest in your state were converted to agriculture, what the last hurricane did to forests in its path, or how much carbon is stored in the trees in your county,
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There are hikers who look to Colorado’s peaks as a lifetime goal to climb at least one mountain higher than 14,000 feet above sea level. Then there is Loretta McEllhiney.
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The selected projects are in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon and Washington.
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Joscelyn flashed a wide grin as she rolled back onto the paved parking lot, her cheeks rosy with windburn from the spring air.
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About 82% of the U.S. population lives in urban areas, and that number is growing.
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With mild spring conditions filling the forecast, the Daniel Boone National Forest initiated a series of prescribed burns in late-February.
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To highlight the importance of the investments, USDA Forest Service Chief Randy Moore visited Heil Valley Ranch in Lyons, Colorado, with Interior Secretary Deb Halaand, Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Representative Joe Neguse.
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“Millions of people each year enjoy our nation’s treasured public lands,” said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
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At the J. Herbert Stone Nursery, one of eight Forest Service nurseries, employees took on a massive task to transplant nearly three million seedlings, or plugs.
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Throughout the early wet springs months this year fires could be seen across the landscape in Arkansas and Oklahoma National Forests.
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The Great American Outdoors Act is supporting the USDA Forest Service to deliver benefits to the American public through major investments in recreation infrastructure, public lands access, and land and water conservation.
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Tall. Majestic. Distinct. The landscape of California wouldn’t be complete without giant sequoia trees and the USDA Forest Service is focused on ensuring that those species are protected.