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NFF Blog

Welcome to the National Forest Foundation blog. Explore the various articles to learn more about our forests and places to play.

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What are the differences between National Parks and National Forests?

At first glance, our nation’s National Parks and National Forests may appear to be just about the same thing, with both as public lands. Under closer comparison...

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Right Tree, Right Place: Using Science to Guide Reforestation

Reforesting our National Forests is not as simple as placing a seed in a hole, covering it with soil, and hoping it grows. The process is more complicated, inte...

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Breathing New Life into the Historic Spotted Bear Museum on the Flathead National Forest

With support from the State of Montana’s Tourism Department, the National Forest Foundation is working with the Spotted Bear...

A Look Forward into a big 2023 on the White Mountain National Forest

The National Forest Foundation is working in partnership to implement several projects this year across the 800,000-acre White...

Balancing Recreation and Grazing with GAOA Funding

In the summer of 2022, the NFF partnered with the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests to replace...

North Umpqua Trail Fire Recovery: Utilizing creative solutions and community support to restore an iconic trail

For the last two years, more than half of the North Umpqua Trail has been closed or in poor condition due to wildfires and...

Forest Ambassador Program Finds Success in its First Year on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

In the summer of 2022, the National Forest Foundation helped launch the first Forest Ambassador Program on the Carson...

Roaring Creek Trail Project: Creating recreational and ecological benefits while restoring trails in Northern Colorado

As a part of a new Agreement between the National Forest Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service’s Arapaho & Roosevelt...

Restoring Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Alpine Tunnel Historic District

Following the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) in 2020, the GMUG saw an opportunity to submit the Alpine...

2022: A Big Year for the Forests on Bald Mountain

The Bald Mountain Stewardship Project is a large-scale, multi-year plan to improve forest health, reduce fuels and associated...

2022 Southern California Program Wrap-Up

In 2022, the National Forest Foundation’s Southern California Program worked with the U.S. Forest Service, state agencies,...