News Alerts

"Landscapes of Resilience" to Study How People Use Nature as a Source of Recovery — May 23, 2013 06:15 PM

U.S. Forest Service scientists are part of “Landscapes of Resilience”, a multi-disciplinary team that, with funding from the TKF Foundation, will examine how collaborative planning and stewardship of open spaces help communities and individuals recover from tragedy.

June 20: Live Webinar on Climate Variability and U.S. Forests — May 23, 2013 06:13 PM

On June 20, U.S. Forest Service climate change advisor Dave Cleaves and Jim Vose, project leader of the Forest Service Center for Integrated Forest Science will discuss the current condition and future of U.S. forests in relation to climate change in a webinar designed for forest and natural resource managers, landowners, and extension agents.

Minority Landowner Publisher Emphasizes Outreach during Cultural Luncheon — May 22, 2013 06:41 PM

The Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center co-hosted the May event to expand cultural awareness among Forest Service staff and collaborators in the Raleigh/Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, area.

‘We remember them every day’ — May 22, 2013 06:40 PM

Seven U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations officers are listed among the fallen by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to remembering officers killed in the line of duty.

All That Glitters Is Not Gold …. — May 21, 2013 08:58 AM

In this case it is green, a brilliant emerald green, and it is chomping its way through America’s forests.

Climate Change and Wildfire — May 21, 2013 08:57 AM

Concerns continue to grow about the effects of climate change on fire.

Secretary’s Column: A Food, Farm and Jobs Bill: Helping Protect Our Natural Resources — May 20, 2013 09:19 AM

This year, passage of a long-term, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill is critical to providing certainty for U.S. producers. This includes the continued availability of conservation programs that give our farmers, ranchers and private foresters the means to conserve the soil, protect our water and sustain America’s natural resources.

Front Row Seats to Climate Change — May 20, 2013 09:18 AM

Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns can lead to declines in southeastern frog and salamander populations, but protecting ponds can improve their plight.

Invaders’ Away-Field Advantage Weaker Than Ecologists Thought — May 20, 2013 09:17 AM

The away-field advantage hypothesis hinges on this idea: Successful invaders do better in a new place because the environment is more hospitable to them.

Learning more from forest landowners — May 20, 2013 09:16 AM

A survey conducted by the U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory & Analysis program has provided insight into behavioral patterns and motivating factors for the nation’s 10 million family forest ownerships.

Deadly Texas Outbreak May Mark End of Tornado Drought — May 17, 2013 08:51 AM

For the U.S., the deadly outbreak shatters the relative calm of the 2013 tornado season, which was following an apparent record in 2012 for the fewest tornadoes during any 12-month period, dating back to 1954.

Camping with kids? There’s a method to this madness — May 16, 2013 01:24 PM

What better way to help children explore nature.

Brood II: After 17 years, billions of eastern US cicadas rise again — May 16, 2013 01:21 PM

If you live on the East Coast and enjoy a walk in the woods or a tree-filled park, for the past 17 years you almost certainly have been walking over buried, juvenile cicadas, one of the most remarkable – and annoying – insects on the planet.

Invasive Crazy Ants Are Displacing Fire Ants, Researchers Find — May 16, 2013 01:21 PM

The “ecologically dominant” crazy ants are reducing diversity and abundance across a range of ant and arthropod species — but their spread can be limited if people are careful not to transport them inadvertently.

Spring snows, cold weather to give way to camping – are you ready? — May 15, 2013 08:59 AM

As the weather begins to get warmer and the sun stays high in the sky longer, we hope your thoughts turn to camping and outdoor activities on your national forests and grasslands.

USDA Announces Conservation Reserve Program Sign-Up — May 15, 2013 08:58 AM

CRP has a 27-year legacy of successfully protecting the nation's natural resources through voluntary participation, while providing significant economic and environmental benefits to rural communities across the United States.

Fire Research: A Hot Topic — May 14, 2013 09:44 AM

Little is known about how fire affects regeneration of oak or other hardwood trees, and how it can be used to meet specific management or restoration goals for upland hardwood forests and wildlife of the southern Appalachians.

A destructive beetle threatens trees — and people who live near them — May 14, 2013 09:41 AM

The emerald ash borer, first detected in Michigan in 2002, has laid waste to more than 100 million ash trees in at least 15 states.

Florida's Citrus Industry Battles Invasive Foe — May 14, 2013 09:39 AM

Citrus greening is being called the most serious threat the citrus industry has ever faced.

Forest Service report spotlights fire risk for homes on the edge of wildlands — May 13, 2013 09:53 AM

U.S. Forest Service researchers recently 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.