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

Wildfire

Buffelgrass: What can be done about this invasive grass that is threatening Southern Arizona?

The Santa Catalina Mountains of Coronado National Forest in Arizona are a unique and remarkable landscape. However, this...

What a Healthy Forest Looks Like: Hazardous Fuels Treatment Before and After from the Big Jack East Project

The Big Jack East Project is a 2,000-acre forest health and hazardous fuels reduction project located directly south of the...

Wood For Life: A Case Study in Creating Resilient Ecosystems and Communities

As a Conservation Connect Fellow, I have had the privilege of working across National Forests in the Southwest to promote...

Wildfire Resilience Projects Across the Angeles National Forest

The National Forest Foundation is hard at work to reduce the likelihood and severity of future wildfires in Southern...

Post-Fire Meadow Restoration on the Sierra National Forest that Will Have Downstream Effects

The National Forest Foundation and Sierra National Forest are partnering to implement two watershed restoration projects within...

Piloting Drones as a Reforestation Tool

Keeping up with the latest technological advances, we are excited to announce that we’ve piloted aerial drone seeding.

NFF Expands Post Wildfire Recreation Work on Mt. Hood and Willamette National Forests

Wildfires burned hundreds of thousands of acres on the Mt. Hood and Willamette National Forests, the Columbia River Gorge, and...

Restoration and Wildfire Mitigation in Northern Arizona Using Helicopters

To help mitigate the potential impacts of wildfire on steep slopes, the NFF partnered with the Kaibab National Forest, Coconino...

Cross-Boundary Collaboration Protects Sierra Nevada Mountain Town

After years of planning and implementation of fuel reduction treatments, the Glenshire-Brockway project was completed in late...

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...

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...

Volunteers Work to Save the Saguaros for a Third Year in a Row

The 3rd annual Four Peaks Cleanup & Save Our Saguaros Replanting Event happened on November 5, 2022. Over 200 volunteers...

Fire Recovery and Prevention Efforts Across the Sierra Nevada

The National Forest Foundation (NFF) is actively working to prevent wildfires through strategic investments in forest health...

Wildfire Crisis Strategy Roundtables: Opportunities for Action and Collaboration

From February to June of 2022, the National Forest Foundation worked with the Forest Service to host ten roundtable discussions...

How to Recreate Safely During Wildfire Season

Firefighter and writer Lance Garland shares tips to exploring National Forests and public lands during wildfire season.