NFF Blog

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

Photo by Jennifer Peterson

After the Civil War, many of the rural communities that were stops along the Underground Railroad disappeared. The remnants of...

Alex Kim is a photographer and the founder and director of the BIPOC outdoor recreation program Here Montana. For him, both...

The contributions of Chinese American railroad workers changed the course of American history. Today, you can still explore the...

In working alongside BIPOC communities, environmental organizations have quickly realized that these communities were never...

Black Americans have always contributed to stewarding the country’s forests and grasslands – as conservationists,...

Each of us will have our own conceptions about the “natural world,” but what matters is not what any one of us thinks but...

These athletes, educators, adventurers, and drag queens are leading the way in claiming space for LGBTQIA+ communities in the...

In honor of Women’s History Month, we want to shine a light on just a few of the amazing women who have dedicated their lives...

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

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

New England is known for its vibrant kaleidoscope of Autumn color and tasty maple syrup. But how much do we really know about...

Southern California celebrated National Forest Week and Latino Conservation Week in back-to-back fashion over the course of a...

Glenn Ryan’s reputation proceeds him. His horses adore him, walking right to him with a halter in his hand, not even hidden,...

There are lots of National Forests where you can combine adventure with history and in many locations, you can learn about this...

Established by an act of Congress on February 10, 1996, the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (Midewin) became the nation’s...