NFF Blog

Fall Color Begins in the Spring

Learn more about how weather conditions prior earlier in the year can affect the brilliant colors we see in the fall.

Standing on the Edge of Our National Forests

Citizen Science 101

If you’re tuned into the conservation community, you might have heard the term citizen science. But what exactly is citizen...

Five Burning Questions About Tree Planting and Wildfire

Wildfire and its impacts to forests can be hard to understand. Here are five common questions that explain how tree planting...

“Fire and Water: Restoring Arizona’s Forests” Behind the Scenes of the Documentary Film

Rebecca Davidson, NFF Director of the Southern Rockies Region, sat down with friend and film producer Kristin Atwell to discuss...

Eight Important Facts You Should Know About Post-Fire Restoration

Wildfire is a necessary and important part of a natural landscape, but it is undeniable that some wildfires have harsh and...

Why Thinning Forests Can Be Good

One tool the Forest Service uses to help reduce the risk of uncharacteristically severe wildland fires, such as the...

Four Interesting Facts About Mushrooms in Our National Forests

Mushrooms are more than just a psychedelic accessory or a healthy-sounding pizza topping. They play a vital part in our...

California Assessment of Wood Biomass and Markets

In the past two years multiple fires burned hundreds of thousands of acres in the Sierra and Cascades alone. Thinning and...

Seven Reasons Why Fish Need Wood

While it may seem counterintuitive, adding large woody material (LWM) , including whole trees, limbed logs and rootwads, to...

Morels: A Treasured Forest Delicacy

The morel mushroom occurs in late spring on forested landscapes that were recently burned by wildfire . Although we don’t...

Why the Snow Plant is one of the coolest things you’ll see on National Forests in California

From it's name translation to it's survival, see how the Snow Plant comes in as one of Cali's coolest plants!

From Medicine to Camping Classic: The Marshmallow Story

Each year, Americans spend more than $125 million for 90 million pounds of marshmallow products. But did you know the original...