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

Whitebark pine is a major component of high-elevation forests in the western United States and Canada. This slow growing,...

When you turn on the tap for a drink of water, forests may have played a role. Forest lands supply more than 50 percent of our...

Just like humans, trees breathe. But, while humans inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, trees do the opposite: their...

Reforestation is a top priority for the National Forest Foundation, the USDA Forest Service, and many state, tribal, and...

Reforesting National Forests is not as simple as placing a seed in a hole, covering it with soil, and hoping it grows. The...

Many states across the Intermountain West have experienced an increase in wildfire severity and prevalence, coupled with the...

The North Umpqua watershed is a special place. Driving through the Wild and Scenic River corridor, rafting the Class IV rapids,...

Established by an act of Congress on February 10, 1996, the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (Midewin) became the nation’s...

What do more than five million trees mean for our National Forests? Learn more about the numbers behind our 2020 impact report.