In 1988, scientists established research plots on Mt. Ascutney to determine whether chronic low doses of nitrogen could cause forest decline.
USDA Deputy Under Secretary promotes environmental justice goals
Today, environmental justice at USDA refers to meeting the needs of underserved communities by reducing disparate environmental burdens, removing barriers to participation in decision making, and increasing access to environmental benefits that help make all communities safe, vibrant and healthy places to live and work.
Frogs, Toads, and Ephemeral Wetlands
Research examines impact of rain, temperature, and climate change on reproductive success.
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tidwell Closes Distinguished Forest Service Career, Announces Retirement
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell has announced his retirement after a 40-year career, characterized by his climb from a firefighter to a District Ranger, Forest Supervisor to the head of the U.S. Forest Service, leading more than 30,000 employees working in all 50 states plus Puerto Rico.
30 Years of Nitrogen Fertilization in Spruce-Fir Forest
High-elevation species are still struggling.
U.S. Drought Monitor tracks drought across the nation
View current drought conditions and forecasts from the U.S. Drought Monitor.
State of the Climate
View monthly State of the Climate reports from the National Climatic Data Center.
Black Locust & Drought Tolerance
By affecting plant growth, drought could potentially affect the nitrogen cycle too.
Prescribed Fire and Snags in Shortleaf Pine Woodlands
Restoration work is part of a much larger campaign across the Southern Region.
Planning for the future of America’s forests and rangelands
The U.S. Forest Service report, Update to the 2010 Resources Planning Act Assessment, examines how land development, climate change, natural disturbances and socioeconomic trends continue to influence forest and rangeland ecosystems.
Cleaning Up Illegal Marijuana Grow Sites
Illegal marijuana grow sites pose problems for Forest Service law enforcement, the public, and the environment – with pesticides poisoning wildlife, soil, and water.
InciWeb provides the latest wildfire information
View wildfire updates on InciWeb, the interagency all-risk incident information management system.
News from the Washington Office and Research Stations
The August 2017 issue of the U.S. Forest Service R&D Newsletter is now available.
Why Big Blazes are Burning up Budgets and Landscapes
In 1995, the U.S. Forest Service spent 16 percent of its total budget on fighting fires. Today, it’s 52 percent and growing. What’s changed?
Don’t Forget the Soil Fauna
A new paper aims to call attention to a subject that in recent years has received too little love from the scientific community: soil fauna and how various kinds of environmental disturbances affected soil invertebrates.
Macro-scale assessment of demographic and environmental variation within genetically derived evolutionary lineages of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), an imperiled conifer of the eastern United States pdf
Regional patterns of postwildfire streamflow response in the Western United States: The importance of scale-specific connectivity pdf
Spring and autumn phenological variability across environmental gradients of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA pdf
Response of evapotranspiration to changes in land use and land cover and climate in China during 2001-2013 pdf
Assessment of wildland fire impacts on watershed annual water yield: Analytical framework and case studies in the United States pdf
