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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...
Monday, April 1, 2013
The USDA has released its list of the top pests that threaten America's crops and forestland. Some of the 15 are new, some we've been fighting for decades.
In wilderness areas, bugs are a huge threat and can change forests and tree cover in just a few years, says Chris Martin, Connecticut State Forester and Chair of the...
Thursday, March 21, 2013
The Forestry Research Advisory Council, a FACA committee that advises the Secretary of Agriculture, is seeking nominations for new members. A total of 10 current and upcoming vacancies will be open in the following categories: forestry schools – 2; State and Federal agencies – 4; forest industries – 2; voluntary...
Friday, March 8, 2013
After coming in $400 million over budget following last year’s busy fire season, the Forest Service is altering its approach and may let more fires burn instead of attacking every one. The change brings the agency more in line with the National Parks Service and back to what it had done until last year.
The more aggressive...
Friday, March 8, 2013
A New Mexico State House Memorial will ask the federal Forest Service to engage with state agencies and local governments in "meaningful" watershed health planning and management. The memorial calls on the state engineer, attorney general and state forester to take steps to enforce the obligations of the Forest Service...
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