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Welcome to the National Forest Foundation blog. Explore the various articles to learn more about our forests and places to play.

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Retirement Done Right with the Friends of Nevada Wilderness

June of 2019 a group of volunteers with Friends of Nevada Wilderness removed barbed wire in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Day in the life: how locals are practicing trail stewardship in the Gunnison National Forest

The Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association (CMBA) and the Crested Butte Conservation Corps (CBCC) work hard to ensure that...

Generando “STEAM” en Arizona: Cultivando una Nueva Generación de Defensores Forestales en el Bosque Nacional de Coronado.

En el NFF, estamos trabajando para derribar estas barreras. En Tucson, estamos trabajando con escuelas secundarias locales para...

Generating STEAM in Arizona: Cultivating a New Generation of Forest Champions

At the NFF, connecting people of all ages to our National Forests inspires our work, but we know it takes innovative approaches...

Challenging Work, Rewarding Results: Kit Carson Peak

There may be mosquitoes and other unseen challenges, but we are pleased to be doing more, together, as we near the end of this...

Finding Fourteeners…and Ticking Them off Our Stewardship Bucket List

With the Forest Service and nine other outstanding stewardship organizations, the NFF launched the Find Your Fourteener...

REI’s Continued Partnership with National Forest Foundation Yields Big Results for Public Lands

In 2018, the NFF worked on 11 projects across the country. Read more about the projects and their results for our National...

National Forest Foundation Grant Boosts Effort to Restore “Lost” Trails

In 2017, a grant from the National Forest Foundation enabled the Washington Trails Association to focus on "lost trails" of the...

In Their Own Words: Youth Conservationists on the Coronado National Forest - Fall 2018

Hear from the fall 2018 Earth Conservation Interns about their experience on the Coronado National Forest.

This was one EPIC restoration project.

With support from the NFF's Ski Conservation Fund and Vail Resorts, the Eagle River Watershed Council restored the popular...

Talking in the Woods with Harney County Restoration Collaborative

With NFF support the Harney County Restoration Collaborative has garnered community support and consensus for local forest...

In Photos: Arizona Teenagers Spend Fall Break as Earth Conservation Interns

In October 2018, eight high school students from Tucson, Arizona decided not to vacation or take it easy on their fall break....

NFF Supports Wetland Restoration Project in New Mexico

Learn more about the NFF's work on the Comanche Creek watershed with Trout Unlimited in Northern New Mexico.

NFF Supports Fuels Reduction and Young Adult Conservation Experience in Arizona

Between May and September of 2017, American Conservation Experience (ACE) partnered with the City of Flagstaff, Arizona and...

Forest Stewards Youth Crew Works to Improve Recreation Connectivity on the Santa Fe National Forest

With support from the NFF's Matching Awards Program, youth from rural New Mexico communities spent time giving back on their...