USDA Forest Service (FS)

Review of article on biochar use in the forest and in gardens. Researcher recommends burning woody debris.

If you want to hear this bird sing, you need to maintain a unique forest habitat...young Jack pine trees.

A dark and mysterious world filled with strange and wonderful creatures lives in the soil. Each creature plays a unique role in decomposing organic matter and converting it into nutrients your trees need to thrive.

The search for alternative energy sources, including forest bioenergy, increases pressure on the productive capacity of forests lands. Soils must be able to simultaneously support current timber harvesting methods and provide long-term forest growth.

What macroinvertebrates do you have in your stream? As a good indicator of stream health, you may want to find what lives in your stream.

Knowing wildfire basics can help you identify and address potential risks around your home and property. All fires need three components: fuel, heat and oxygen.

Linda Wang provides key financial/tax considerations for managing your woods.

In The Open Space of Democracy , Terry Tempest Williams focuses poetically on personal engagement that is possible within a democracy, while artist Mary Frank’s images are woven throughout this small, beautiful book.

Guidelines and assistance to private forest owners and their professional advisors on the application of estate planning techniques to forest properties.

On a colorful fall weekend in October 2011, twenty-one women landowners headed out to Camp Susque in Trout Run, PA for the inaugural Women and Their Woods Educational Retreat.