Audio by Alexis Neukirch | USDA Forest Service | 02.28.2025
Spotted owls benefit from forest restoration in the Sierra Nevada. Music courtesy of Souvenir Thread.
Audio by Alexis Neukirch | USDA Forest Service | 08.22.2024
Livestock grazing is a common use of rangelands that can be managed to support rangeland health, including the wide array of ecosystem services that benefit society from public lands and private lands. This requires careful allocation of naturally occurring forage on large landscapes for both domestic and wild herbivores. Managers know grazing can sustain rangeland health as long as they time......
Audio by Alexis Neukirch | USDA Forest Service | 07.01.2024
In the United States, more than 1,400 native plant nurseries produce more than a billion seedlings for reforestation and restoration projects every year. Many years of monitoring and research have shown that seedling survival of native plants can be greater when the plants are grown in nurseries and outplanted compared to direct seeding or natural regeneration. Production of high-quality......
Audio by Alexis Neukirch | USDA Forest Service | 08.01.2024
In the western United States, wildfire activity has increased the exposure of communities to fires that can devastate lives and destroy homes and businesses. As fires encroach on urban areas, protecting communities from wildfire impacts is a top priority for fire managers. Scientists studying wildland fire in the wildland urban interface (WUI) are particularly interested in using historical......
Audio by Alexis Neukirch | USDA Forest Service | 09.03.2024
The video discusses the increasing frequency and severity of wildfires in the Sonoran Desert scrub communities, which are particularly vulnerable due to their unique plant species. It highlights the challenges faced by long-lived plants like the saguaro, which are not adapted to recover from fire, and the role of invasive species like buffelgrass that exacerbate fire risks. Mary Lotta, a fire......
Audio by Alexis Neukirch | USDA Forest Service | 07.23.2024
Limber pine is an ecologically vital species that provides food for wildlife, facilitates the establishment of other tree species, and grows where other species struggle. A nonnative disease, white pine blister rust (WPBR), and native bark beetles are killing limber pines faster than they can grow back....
Audio by Melani Harig | U.S. Army Soldier For Life | 05.27.2025
If you are going through the Army medical retirement/separation process (we're including Soldiers, their families AND their Army commanders in that "you"), there is a LOT to know and do, but like everything we talk about, there are MANY resources out there to help. On this Soldier for Life Podcast, Mr. Lemuel (Lem) Chance from the U.S. Army Physical Disability Agency walks you through......
Audio by Airman 1st Class Ryan Bratton | AFN Spangdahlem | 10.05.2025
The following was the radio news report for AFN Spangdahlem for October 07, 2025. The segment covered advice from leadership for how to maintain readiness during the government shutdown....
