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Hurricane Recovery for Forest and Conservation Nurseries

January 13, 2020 Diane Haase, Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetics Resources, U.S. Forest Service

Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones have caused devastating damage to nearly all of the American-Affiliated islands during the past few years. In 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Just a year later, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut hit Guam and the Northern...

Forestry

Volunteers Experience the Power of Service and Healing in the Rainforest

January 06, 2020 Tamberly Conway, Recreation and Heritage, USDA Forest Service

In September 2017, Hurricane Maria, a deadly category 5 hurricane devastated Dominica, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Amidst the devastation was the El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical rainforest among the USDA Forest Service’s 193 million acres. Reliably lush and green, the...

Forestry