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Forest Service Firefighters Clear Roads for Delivery of Hurricane Sandy Relief Supplies and for Power Restoration

November 06, 2012 Keith Riggs, Office of Communication and Pat Sheridan, National Fire Desk, US Forest Service

When Hurricane Sandy arrived in New Jersey and New York, so did the Forest Service and other interagency wildland firefighting specialists filling orders from FEMA and assisting in the massive clean-up effort that is critically needed on the East Coast. “Our Incident Management Teams bring skills in...

Conservation Forestry

Partnership with USDA Cultivates New Possibilities for Farm Worker Families

November 06, 2012 Jill Rees, Oregon USDA Public Information Officer

Boardman, Oregon, is a port town of just over 3,000 on the banks of the Columbia River surrounded by productive farm lands. These resources have helped the community generate above-average economic growth through its agricultural, food processing, manufacturing, and shipping sectors. As these...

Rural

A Coat of Many Colors Cloaks Autumn in the Bitterroot National Forest

November 06, 2012 Robin Taylor-Davenport, Forest Botanist, Bitterroot National Forest

Several plant species around Montana make their transition from summer to winter unique. This is highlighted in the Bitterroot National Forest. The Oregon-grape ( Mahonia repens), a sub-shrub evergreen, maintains its leaves throughout the winter. In the summer, its leaves are green while it produces...

Forestry