Peak Bagging 08.30.2025 | Photo by Paul Wade Views during a hike and climb of Mount Judah, Mount Lincoln, Anderson Peak, Donner Peak, and Tinker Knob, along the Pacific Crest Trail, Tahoe...
Peak Bagging 10.11.2025 | Photo by Paul Wade Hikers, who refer to themselves as peak baggers, spent almost nine hours hiking and climbing Mount Mildred on the Tahoe National Forest in the...
Fall Colors 2025 09.16.2025 | Photo by Dominic Cumberland The sun illuminates golden trees lining Greeley Farm Road near Marienville. September 16, 2025. (USDA Forest Service photo by Kathleen Creek)
Rolling Fog on the Chippewa National Forest 11.14.2025 | Photo by Melissa Rickers Fall fog follows the river on the Chippewa National Forest
Peak Bagging 03.15.2025 | Photo by Paul Wade Snowshoeing day hikers trudge through deep snow to reach 6,008-foot Pilot Peak on the Stanislaus National Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, USDA...
Ready for fall fishing on Lake Winnie 11.08.2025 | Photo by Melissa Rickers Fall morning fishing on Lake Winnie. Chippewa National Forest. (USDA Forest Service photo by Melissa Rickers)
Fall Fishing 11.09.2025 | Photo by Melissa Rickers Fishing boat at sunset on Turtle River on the Chippewa National Forest. (USDA Forest Service photo by Jen Guith)
A stand with a plan 10.30.2024 | Photo by Briana Shepherd Kaleigh Choi, forestry technician for the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests spots a tree she suspects may be valuable to wildlife....
Wildland Fire Chemical Testing Lab 06.13.2024 | Video by John Dickey Wildland Fire Chemical Testing Lab
Lost Creek Wilderness Invasive Weeds Spraying 08.03.2024 | Video by Joshua Cowden The South Platte Ranger District and the Pikes Peak Ranger District conduct an invasive weed spraying project in the Lost Creek Wilderness on Aug....
Caring for the land after the fire 08.15.2025 | Video by Crystal Young After destructive wildfires tear through the Boise National Forest, timber recovery helps ensure public safety while restoring the landscape,...
20241030-FS-R4-UWC-Yellow Lake Fire B-Roll 10.30.2024 | Courtesy Video 20241030-FS-R4-UWC-Yellow Lake Fire B-Roll
All of us were affected 09.23.2025 | Story by Alexander Demas One year after Hurricane Helene devastated the Appalachians, the Forest Service reflects on the storm and looks forward to continued recovery
A stand with a plan 12.18.2024 | Story by Briana Shepherd Plantations are tree stands planted artificially and often crop-like, and red pine plantations like the one on the Pine Brook Trail are common in...
Sacred Waters and Shared Knowledge 11.21.2024 | Story by Andrew Avitt For many living beings in the arid Southwest, water is sacred, water is life. Recently the Hopi Tribe, cultural resource advisors, and the Forest...
A Christmas Tree Awaits in a Forest Near You 11.19.2024 | Story by Andrew Avitt Maurice and Jamie Huhyn harvested their first Christmas tree in the Plumas National Forest in northern California more than 20 years ago. They...
A flame without fuel: When wildfire meets thinned... 11.14.2024 | Story by Andrew Avitt During the Bridge Fire, the US Forest Service, along with other agencies and community members worked together to save lives, structures, and...
Seeing the risk before the flames 09.25.2024 | Story by Andrew Avitt Fire behavior modeling datasets provide the foundation for calculating risk across landscapes. The Rocky Mountain Research Station produces national datasets like this map of burn probability that can be used in the RiskMonitor process.
Deaf and Dedicated on the Fireline 07.04.2024 | Story by Andrew Avitt Profile on Forest Service employee and her work to support wildfire repair efforts.
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Experiencing the Impact 06.17.2024 | Story by Andrew Avitt Editor’s note: The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act could expire this September after nearly 25 years of supporting conservation efforts throughout...
Forest Service Podcast: Science You Can Use - Trees... 11.18.2025 | Audio by Alexis Neukirch It’s no secret that wildland fires kill trees, but are more trees killed by fire when they are already stressed from drought? New research from...
Forest Service Podcast: Science You Can Use - Birds... 11.18.2025 | Audio by Alexis Neukirch Recently published research syntheses in the Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) about ground-nesting bird species of management concern...
Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 20: This Is Who We... 05.13.2021 | Audio by Paul Wade In this episode we speak with Sarah LaPlante, a Forest Service employee, about her challenges of working as a District Ranger on the Stanislaus...
Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 19: Nature's... 06.03.2021 | Audio by Paul Wade Millions of us understand what the benefit of being outdoors has on our mind, body and spirit. But what other benefits does the natural world...
Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 18: National... 12.03.2020 | Audio by Paul Wade The focus of this episode is recycling. What happens when a large wildfire requires the creation of a fire camp or incident command post, where...
Forest Focus Podcast — Episode 17: Pack Stock... 08.27.2020 | Audio by Paul Wade In this episode of Forest Focus, we explore backcountry and wilderness packing with the Pacific Southwest Region's Pack Stock Center of...
Forest Service Podcast: The Mann Gulch Fire: Part 4... 07.08.2024 | Audio by Tanya E. Flores Ranger Jansson's emotional journey after the Mann Gulch Fire, including his involvement in the investigation, guiding relatives to the disaster...
Forest Service Podcast: Artifact Preservation: A... 07.24.2024 | Audio by Tanya E. Flores Students receive a lecture on artifact preservation, emphasizing the importance of preserving discovered artifacts and their locations.
Forest Service Podcast Step into the wild with us as we share the many voices of the Forest Service. From groundbreaking science that helps us understand and protect our...
