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Latin Roots Help Forest Service Employee Grow Interest in Natural Resources...
Fabian Garcia, a U.S. Forest Service employee for eight years, intimately understands the connection between nature and nurture. As a young Latino growing up in an agricultural community in central...
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Natural resource conservation is paramount to the ongoing strength of our nation. Healthy soil contributes to agricultural productivity. Healthy forests clean our water and air. Vibrant waterways are...
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U.S. Forest Service Recognized for Energy Conservation Efforts
The Forest Service’s Technology and Development Center is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first net zero energy facility in the nation. (RecSolar Inc.) The Forest Service’s Technology and...
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Protecting a California Legacy
San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, CA. USDA USFS photo. It has now been a couple of weeks since President Obama declared the San Gabriel Mountains in California a National Monument, and I’m...
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Defining Open Space in the San Gabriel Mountains
Winter waters rush through the West Fork of the San Gabriel River. (U.S. Forest Service photo) The term “open-space” can mean so many different things to an Angelino. It can mean finding a rare open...
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U.S. Forest Service Supports 2015 World Special Olympics
Smokey Bear and U.S. Forest Service employees pose for a picture with the South African team at the World Special Olympics in Los Angeles. Employees of the Angeles National Forest/San Gabriel Mountains...
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Celebrating International Day of Forests with a Splash
Forest Service employees and volunteers remove giant cane in the Big Tujunga watershed in summer 2015. Photo credit: National Forest Foundation In a changing climate, it takes elaborate and energetic...
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The Wonders of Wood Buildings
Forests and wood products are powerful tools to help mitigate the impacts of climate change. (Click to view a larger version) Trees do plenty of work to sequester carbon on their own, but many forests...
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