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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Recently the Forest Service released a report that focuses on fire risks for homes on the edge of wildlands. U.S. Forest Service researchers found that about 90 percent of fuel reduction treatments on national forests were effective in reducing the intensity of wildfire while also allowing for better wildfire control.
Fire...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Forest Service recently took a look at how young adults fair in green-collar jobs. The results? Very well! Despite the well-documented benefits of nature on individual socio-psychological well-being, scant research has investigated the effects of working professionally in urban natural resources management.
The Forest...
Friday, May 24, 2013
This week the Forest Service announced that Cal Joyner has accepted the position as Regional Forester of the Southwestern Region (Region 3) effective June 16. Cal Joyner is currently Associate Deputy Chief for the National Forest System, and has held the position since October 2012.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Forest Service has posted the 2014 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Grant Program: Request for Proposals (RFP)
This year's grant proposals are due July 15, 2013. The 2014 Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Information is posted on the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory...
Friday, May 10, 2013
A new study released by the Forest Service addresses the loss of eastern hemlock from forests in the Southern Appalachian region of the United States. The hemlock woolly adelgid, an exotic invasive insect, has caused widespread hemlock mortality," says Steven Brantley, a post-doctoral researcher and lead author of the...
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A recent state-by-state study finds that U.S. urban trees store carbon and provide billions in economic value. America's urban forests store an estimated 708 million tons of carbon, an environmental service with an estimated value of $50 billion, according to a recent Forest Service study. The annual net carbon uptake by...
Friday, May 3, 2013
This week, more than a dozen Members of the House and Senate sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack requesting an update on plans to transfer surplus military aircraft to the Forest Service to fight wildfires. The Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act gives...
Friday, April 26, 2013
This year, firefighters will be armed with an updated tool to help them battle wildfires with more detailed information. The instrument, known as the “Autonomous Modular Sensor,” or AMS, can help the Forest Service detect wildfires and conduct post-burn assessments.
While similar devices have been in use for several years...
Friday, April 26, 2013
In anticipation of his 70th Birthday, the mechanical Smokey Bear that welcomes visitors to the U.S. Forest Service headquarters building in Washington, D.C., is going in to have his fur checked, his motor fine-tuned and will undergo a thorough cleaning. For the last 12 years, a life-sized Smokey has inhabited a desk and...
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Last week, NASF submitted comments to the USDA regarding their efforts to adapt to a changing climate as laid out in its 2012 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan. The comments advanced the concepts approved by NASF as part of the policy statement, NASF Adaptation and Mitigation: Concepts for Forest-Climate Adaptation...
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