National News
President Tours Forest Service in Northern California, Honors Scouts
The President visited with Forest Service smokejumpers and observed them prepare for their next jump.
National Poster Contest Winner Announced
Allison Marcom of Germantown, Tenn. is the winner of the national grand prize of the 2008 Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest.
Finding The Right Tree
This coming Christmas, a tree from the Bitterroot National Forest, will stand festooned with ornaments on the lawn in front of the Capitol Building.
Railroad to Pay $102 Million in Wildfire
Union Pacific will pay $102 million to the Forest Service to settle a lawsuit over damage caused by a huge wildfire north of Sacramento in 2000 that was started accidentally by railroad employees.
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REGION 1
Outdoor Writers Association Visits North Dakota
Dakota Prairie Grasslands staffers hosted an exhibit at the annual Outdoor Writers Association of America National Conference, held in Bismarck.
REGION 4
Forest and Museum Archeologists Join to Map Sites in Nevada
The trip was made to update GIS mapping data of the Alta Toquima sites on the Tonopah Ranger District that were excavated by the Museum in the early 1980's.
Nature High Summer Camp is High Energy
Nature High Summer Camp introduces students to "a day in the life" of a natural resource professional.
REGION 5
50 Years Of Fire Detecting Honored
Ms. Hood began her career in the Forest Service1959. She was a Mechanical Engineering student at Sacramento City College when she was hired as a Lookout on the Klamath National Forest.
REGION 6
Fire Guard School Gives a New Outlook on Wildland Firefighting
“The objective of Guard School is to enhance the fire lessons learned in class and then apply them to real life fire situations.”
Bomb Safely Recovered From Campsite Port-A-John
“Who thinks there is going to be a bomb in the port-a-john? Nobody thinks this is going to happen, but this absolutely could have killed somebody,”
Firefighter Recognized for Valor
Firefighter Dan Gleason was recognized July 11 for an act of valor that occurred in 2002 while he was serving as a firefighter for Yosemite National Park.
Regional Office Employee Receives National Recognition
Dr. Duane A. Lammers was presented with a National Cooperative Soil Survey Special Achievement Award
REGION 8
Krusac Receives Legends Award
Region 8 Endangered Species Specialist Dennis Krusac was honored as the Forest Service’s 2008 recipient of the American Recreation Coalition’s Legends Award.
One Man's Slash is Another Man's Treasure
Hurricane Hugo leveled more than 30,000 acres of the Francis Marion National Forest in 1989. Now, nearly 20 years later, an unanticipated benefit of the storm has emerged for the forest.
Southern Region Launches Climate Change Learning Seminars
The Region launched a series of learning seminars, a Web site, and a program for employees to earn rewards recognizing their efforts to reduce their own carbon footprint.
REGION 9
Endangered Warbler Seen on the Chequamegon-Nicolet
The goals in our Land and Resource Management Plan and the needs of the Kirtland's Warbler fit well together." said Jeanne Higgins, Forest Supervisor.
REGION 10
Chief Visits Alaska
Even the weather cooperated when employees in the Alaska Region welcomed Chief Gail Kimbell during her visit to the region June 30-July 3.
Region 10 Quarterly Newsletter Online
Forest Products Laboratory
Recycling at FPL Yields Garden Bench
The Botanical Gardens is hosting a sustainability exhibit, and they asked the Forest Products Laboratory to provide a useful example of reused or recycled material.
Northeastern Area
Goods from the Woods at Grey Towers
Free Music, Crafts, Family Fun at the Grey Towers Festival of Wood
Don’t Move Firewood Web Site Goes Live
The role of firewood movement in the spread of invasive forest pests is a problem that cannot be solved without a widespread change in public behavior.
Rocky Mountain Research Station
Conservation Education for Rescue Refugees
The youth group consisted of 25 students between the ages of 12 and 17 (all English language learners) who have been in the U.S. for less than 18 months.
Southern Research Station
Southern Station Shows Silver Means “Green”
“Attaining the LEED Silver certification shows that we achieved our goal, and the Forest Service is committed to practicing sustainability on the land and in its operations.”
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Research News
Forest ThreatNet New Issue Now Out
FPL Debuts e-newsletter
Scientists Hope To Learn From Underpass Project
A stewardship team implements the first phase of a long-term plan to mitigate the effects of a rural California highway on wildlife.
Experimental Forests Updated Directory in CD-ROM
Renewed interest in the Forest Service’s Research and Development system of experimental forests and ranges (EFs) has resulted in a recent update of the published atlas.
The Forest Products Laboratory's Newsline is Now Available.
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