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Wildfires Burning 7,000 Acres In Virginia

Five large wildfires and many more small ones are burning more than 7,000 acres across the Commonwealth today. While the bulk of the large fires are on U.S. Forest Service land, the Virginia Department of Forestry, USFS, National Park Service along with numerous...

Opinions Mixed On New U.S. Forest Service Planning Rule

The U.S. Forest Service’s recently released planning rule could turn the agency into a more efficient decision maker or create a department of perpetual planning, depending on who you listen to. “We are ready to start a new era of planning that takes less time, costs...

Cherokee National Forest Restoration Plan In The Works

The North Zone of the Cherokee National Forest is in need of some help. Spanning seven counties in upper east Tennessee, the North Zone is an incredible asset to the local economies of the region, as a supply of drinking water, a tourism destination and a source of...

Tennessee’s Urban Forests Valued In The Billions

Tennessee’s urban forests, currently valued at about $80 billion, also provide almost $650 million in benefits such as carbon storage, pollution removal, and energy reduction according to a new U.S. Forest Service report. The authors of Urban Forests of...

USFS Distributes Money To States

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that more than $307 million is being distributed to 41 states and Puerto Rico for public schools and roads and specific county programs. “The annual revenue sharing payments are part of the Department of...