Incident Command System

…IMT2 maintains a primary and alternate team roster, as well as apprentice and trainee positions. All members join the team voluntarily and take part in ongoing training. When IMT2 is…

Smokey Bear

…Sponsors must provide an adequate, private dressing area for Smokey & escort. Only official artwork depicting Smokey Bear may be used in promoting an appearance. Happy Birthday Smokey! Cheers to…

Canopy Studies & Tree Inventories

…plots across the United States serves as the program’s foundation. External Website iTree Software i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides urban and…

Educator Resources

…on planting a tree properly. PDF Tree ID Chart to help identify leaves found in the forest. PDF Why Do Leaves Change Color? Coloring sheet explaining what causes leaves to…

iTree Software

i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides urban and rural forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools.

Green Cities: Safe Streets

his article surveys the research on roadside vegetation benefits, and the scientific evidence concerning city trees, and transportation safety.

Longleaf Pine Forest Establishment Hub

The Forest Stewardship Program is designed to integrate forest management objectives of sustaining quality native timber, native wildlife populations, soil & water resources, aesthetics, & recreation, over a 10-year planning period. This template provides landowners with technical guidance that places near-equal emphasis of these objectives. It prescribes conservation practices to establish new longleaf pine forests using either artificial planting methods or natural regeneration methods.

Ecosystem Marketplace

Launched as a web-based information platform in 2004, Ecosystem Marketplace publishes newsletters, breaking news, original feature articles and major reports about market-based approaches to conserving ecosystem services.

Kemp Leads Forest Field Day

…Kemp welcomed visitors to Plantation Partners Tree Farm, which he co-owns and takes an active part in managing. At stations throughout the property, participants got an up close look at…