NFF Blog

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

Photo by Jennifer Peterson

There is something magical about venturing out into the cold and bearing witness to all of the ways winter landscapes are full...

Almost all bat species rely on forests for survival as places to forage, find water, and seek shelter. But forest health also...

Humans aren’t the only ones that are more active in the warmer months. As you get out on National Forests and Grasslands this...

At its most fundamental level, low-tech, process-based restoration attempts to return a stream to its natural, undisturbed...

Our reforestation program plants millions of trees each year following disturbances, but did you know that disturbances can...

An hour away from Chicago’s towering skyscrapers and Lake Shore Drive, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie takes life at a...

The National Forest Foundation is working in partnership to implement several projects this year across the 800,000-acre White...

More than 400 federally listed species inhabit our National Forests. Here are a handful of wildlife species that benefit from...

So, what exactly is the impact of forest fires on wildlife? It turns out that like most things in life, it’s a mixed bag. On...

The Siuslaw National Forest in Oregon covers more than a half-million acres in the Oregon Coast Range mountains and is also...

When we think about strategies animals use to survive the winter, we often picture birds flying south and bears hibernating in...

How much do you know about the only flying mammal in the world? These fuzzy creatures may be portrayed as monsters in movies,...

These nocturnal flying squirrels soar among the trees of high elevation forests, though they don’t actually fly. Instead,...

Wildlife everywhere needs room to roam and our National Forests provide rich and diverse landscapes across the U.S. The Canada...

Black bears can survive in many habitat types, from low deserts to mountainous forests, while Louisiana black bears thrive in...