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

Friend of the NFF, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies has developed a new tool called the Forest Health Index. The Index...

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

On South Dakota’s Black Hills National Forest, the Forest Service, volunteers and numerous organizations have stepped up to...

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

We know that biking, hiking, skiing, climbing and trail running are great activities for our physical and spiritual health –...

Forest Service volunteer Priscilla Williams features some of the spectacular locations on the White River National Forest, home...

Across our National Forests, waterfalls offer the pefect destination after a short of long hike.

Our friends at the U.S. Forest Service in Colorado helped create a list of must-see and must-do experiences on the state's...

K.D. Swann, introduced Americans to public lands in the West. The U.S. Forest Service hired Swan in 1911 as a forest assistant...