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How to Recreate Safely During Wildfire Season

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

Columbia River Gorge 2.5 Years After the Eagle Creek Fire

Have you hiked or driven through the Columbia River Gorge since the Eagle Creek Fire? Many places look different but life is returning to areas that the fire impacted. We recently worked with professional photographer Richie Graham who used his lens to show how life in the Gorge is returning and to the work the NFF is doing to reopen trails.

Five Burning Questions About Tree Planting and Wildfire

Wildfire and its impacts to our forests can be hard to understand. Here are five common questions that explain how tree planting can help our forests recover from wildfire.

Women Forged by Fire: Lacey England

This post is part of a series that is a companion to the feature article in Your National Forests Summer/Fall 2017. Get to know the women featured in the article a bit more through this series

Women Forged by Fire: Shelly Allen

This post is part of a series that is a companion to the feature article in Your National Forests Summer/Fall 2017. Get to know the women featured in the article a bit more through this series

Women Forged by Fire: Sara Knapp

This post is part of a series that is a companion to the feature article in Your National Forests Summer/Fall 2017. Get to know the women featured in the article a bit more through this series.

Women Forged by Fire: Molly Day

This post is part of a series that is a companion to the feature article in Your National Forests Summer/Fall 2017. Get to know the women featured in the article a bit more through this series.

Eight Important Facts You Should Know About Post-Fire Restoration

Wildfire is a necessary and important part of a natural landscape, but it is undeniable that some wildfires have harsh and negative impacts on communities, water resources, outdoor recreation resources, and fish and wildlife habitat. In these cases, post-fire restoration can be crucial to prevent further damage and to spur recovery. Check out eight facts you should know about post-fire restoration.

Five Questions with Photographer Aaron Colussi: Working in the Wildfire

Earlier this year, 5280: The Denver Magazine, featured a photo essay by Aaron Colussi. During the wildfire season of 2014, Colussi followed the Roosevelt Interagency Hotshot Crew From California to Arizona and more, the Crew endured grueling conditions to protect the landscape from devastating wildfires.

Seven Reasons Why Fish Need Wood

While it may seem counterintuitive, adding large woody material (LWM) , including whole trees, limbed logs and rootwads, to forest streams can provide many benefits to fish.