Honoring George Nelson Semmens
We are grateful for George’s lifetime of service to our forests, for his generosity to the NFF, and for the example he sets.
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U.S. Forest Service Bookmark from 1937 Features Lasting Values
Our tree planting partner, Atlas Services LLC, recently shared a bookmark printed in 1937 that they acquired.
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The National Museum of Forest Service History: Go Discover our Country’s Conservation Story
Learn more about the National Museum of Forest Service History.
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Five Things You Might Not Know About the Capitol Christmas Tree
Beginning in 1970, the U.S. Forest Service has provided a tree to the U.S. Capitol to celebrate the holiday season. Learn more about this unique and festive tradition.
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Celebrate Earth Week and Win Sweet Prizes!
This Earth Week, we’re celebrating our National Forests and our incredible partners who support them. To help spread the word, we are hosting a giveaway each day of the week from April 22 (Earth Day) through April 26 (Arbor Day) on NFF social media channels! Login to our social media pages each day to participate. Check out our awesome prizes and find out how to enter:
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New NFF Staff: Meet Bri
Meet the NFF's new California Program Associate based in the Tahoe Area.
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Finding Fourteeners…and Ticking Them off Our Stewardship Bucket List
With the Forest Service and nine other outstanding stewardship organizations, the NFF launched the Find Your Fourteener campaign in 2017 to harness our collective expertise to help ensure sustainable access to Fourteeners. The Find Your Fourteener campaign goal is to increase the pace and scale of improvements to sustainable recreation opportunities on Colorado’s Fourteeners. Read on for what’s on our Fourteeners stewardship bucket list in 2019!
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REI’s Continued Partnership with National Forest Foundation Yields Big Results for Public Lands
In 2018, the NFF worked on 11 projects across the country. Read more about the projects and their results for our National Forests.
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National Forest Foundation Grant Boosts Effort to Restore “Lost” Trails
In 2017, a grant from the National Forest Foundation enabled the Washington Trails Association to focus on "lost trails" of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest that needed restoration.
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In Their Own Words: Youth Conservationists on the Coronado National Forest - Fall 2018
Hear from the fall 2018 Earth Conservation Interns about their experience on the Coronado National Forest.
Read morePaddling
A Paddler’s Guide to Leaving No Trace
There are few things out there as memorable or rewarding as an overnight river trip. It doesn't matter the river type—whether it's full of technical rapids or deep, languid flat water—there's just something about paddling to a campsite that can't be beaten. But of course with all good things, it pays to be diligent and responsible in order to keep them good. So, here are some simple ways to minimize your impacts while paddling, so that you (and others) can enjoy these natural places for many more trips to come.
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Ten of the Best Places to Paddle on National Forests
In 2013, we posted a blog called “14 Best Places to Canoe and Kayak on National Forests.” Two years later, it’s still one of our most popular blogs. We thought we should add a few gems we missed and highlight some of the other best places to paddle on our National Forests.
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Fourteen Best Places to Canoe and Kayak on National Forests
With hundreds of miles of designated Wild and Scenic Rivers on our National Forests, not to mention stunning lakes, you don't need to look too far for a great paddle experience near you.
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Exploring a Classic Backpacking Route in the Sipsey Wilderness
The first time I hiked in the Sipsey Wilderness I felt like I’d wandered into some strange oasis. With deep canyons, high waterfalls, and forests of hemlocks and mountain laurel, the Sipsey seems out of place in north Alabama. It’s as if, by some miracle, a 25,000-acre chunk of North Georgia was transported 190 miles to the West.
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Eight of My Favorite Wilderness Areas in California
Travel in California and you will experience diverse Wilderness areas spanning coast to alpine and desert to montane. There are 149 wilderness areas in California ranging in size from six acres to 3.1 million. They cover nearly 15 million acres—roughly 15 percent of the state.
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Wilderness 101
Today the National Wilderness Preservation System contains nearly 110 million acres of lands enjoyed by all Americans. These wilderness lands all exist within our National Parks, National Forests, National Wildlife Refuges and Bureau of Land Management Lands.
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10 Pacific Northwest Wilderness Areas for Those Seeking Solitude
If you have spent time in the Pacific Northwest and are a nature lover, then chances are, you have been in or heard of the popular wilderness areas within the National Forest system.
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Got Dunes? 10 Surprising Plants and Animals found in the Siuslaw National Forest
The Siuslaw National Forest in Oregon covers more than a half-million acres in the Oregon Coast Range mountains and is also home to many unique coastal ecosystems. Within the Forest is the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, one of the largest remaining expanses of coastal sand dunes in the world.
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Do Bears Really Hibernate?
When we think about strategies animals use to survive the winter, we often picture birds flying south and bears hibernating in caves. However, not many animals truly hibernate, and bears are among those that do not. Bears enter a lighter state of sleep called torpor.
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Nine Questions About Bats
How much do you know about the only flying mammal in the world? These fuzzy creatures may be portrayed as monsters in movies, but they’re pretty important to our forests. Here are a couple questions to help you better understand bats.
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Got Dunes? 10 Surprising Plants and Animals found in the Siuslaw National Forest
The Siuslaw National Forest in Oregon covers more than a half-million acres in the Oregon Coast Range mountains and is also home to many unique coastal ecosystems. Within the Forest is the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, one of the largest remaining expanses of coastal sand dunes in the world.
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Our Forests, Their Home: Replanting for Wildlife
Within our forests, you can find more than 3,000 species of fish and wildlife, including more than 400 federally listed threatened and endangered species.
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Fall Color Begins in the Spring
Learn more about how weather conditions prior earlier in the year can affect the brilliant colors we see in the fall.
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Wildfire
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.
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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
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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
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