Forest Choices
All forests are managed. Some are managed for permanent protection, like our national parks, while others are managed for a range of benefits: wildlife, recreation, renewable products, etc. Explore how North America’s forests are helping us solve big societal challenges.
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WILDFIRE | Fire and our Forests
Megafires are devastating our forests and our communities. Find out what you can do to help stop them. We all have a part to play.
FORESTS | Reimagining our Cities
For the first time in history, more than 50 percent of the world’s population lives in a city. By 2050, that number is expected to climb to 70 percent. With ...WILDFIRE | Fire and our Forests
Megafires are devastating our forests and our communities. Find out what you can do to help stop them. We all have a part to play.FORESTS IN FOCUS | Central Oregon
Forests in Focus: New video showcases people working together in Central Oregon to restore forests and build markets. Roseburg, Ore. – Restoring central Oregon’s federal forests is a big important ...LOOK UP | The Future of Forests Anthem
We've pulled together six pioneers of the forest community to have a conversation about innovation, challenges and the future of wood.FORESTS ARE THE FUTURE | Shabnam Sanaei, Domtar
Shabnam is a bio-chemical engineer from Iran who traded oil and gas for renewable wood.MASS TIMBER | Kyle Freres, Freres Lumber Co.
For more than 90 years, the Freres family has been a steward of Oregon's forests.A Better Way to Think About Wildland Fires
The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station and the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition collaborated with Untamed Science to produce this video about what makes fire in the West unique. Check ...A Story of Stewardship
After completing graduate school in 1998, my first job was working for Sustainable Northwest in Lakeview, Ore. where I coordinated diverse interests involved in federal forest restoration and local jobs. ...Protecting Nature, Jobs, and Tradition
Protecting Nature, Jobs and Traditions in the Northern Forest Upstate New York’s Tug Hill region, also known as Tug Hill Plateau, is known for its timber industry, snowfall, and traditional ...Restoring habitat and creating jobs through Western Juniper
“The hill that was always known as Bald Hill was totally covered in Juniper.” Discover Oregon’s effort to restore habitat for sage grouse and create jobs by harvesting Western Juniper. Collaboration ...Technology to the Rescue
People are bad at random – we even have a tendency to find patterns where no intentional pattern exists (seeing a face in the stones on a wall is a common example). So, ...
