Understanding your taxes as a forest owner
A northern hardwood forest. Each year, the Forest Service and its partners release the publication Tax Tips for Forest Landowners. The educational resource is an overview with examples to help landowners understand the tax classifications and provisions when reporting income from timber sales. (USDA Forest Service photo by Maria…
taxes, inside the forest service, timber, state and private forestry, forest landowners
Reconnecting rivers
Water flows through the Twin Lakes Creek Diversion over Meyers Dam on Warm Springs Creek in Montana. (USDA Forest Service photo by Catherine Mcrae)
For the first time in more than 100 years, the Warm Springs Creek and Clark Fork River in west-central Montana will connect to create a passageway for native trout migration and improve the overall watershed health in the region.
This project is…
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, infrastructure, watershed, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Trout Unlimited, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, bull trout, fish habitat, fish, Engineering, inside the forest service
Gone fishing? Biologists share how anglers can support healthy native fish populations
Bonneville cutthroat trout are an important native species in western Wyoming where Forest Service land managers and partners are at work restoring habitat and monitoring for invasive species. (USDA Forest Service photo)
Late spring heralds the start of open water fishing season. In much of the country,…
fish, Fishing, Native Fish, invasive species, biology, fish habitat, water, restoration, environment, science, inside the forest service
Job Corps program change delivers diverse employees to Forest Service
From the deck of the Devils Head Lookout Tower on the South Platte Ranger District, visitors can see all the way to the Denver metropolitan area on a clear day July 21, 2021. More than 34,000 people visit the tower each year because of how close the South Platte Ranger District is to Denver, many of those…
inside the forest service, Conifers, special use permits
Ancestral Teachings Keep Hunters Connected to the Land
To some people, hunting is a foreign concept. In the era of readily-packaged meats easily purchased at a nearby grocery store, the need—outside the sport of it—might seem outdated.
Still, there are many people that to this day, choose to or must hunt to put food on the table. Others feel that taking animals themselves is a more ethical way to feed themselves and their family.
For Sandra Broncheau…
hunting, tribal, inside the forest service, recreation, deer
Visitor Map feedback highlights good customer service
Find your adventure using the USDA Forest Service Visitor Map, available online or on your phone.
I was recently fortunate to receive some public feedback on the USDA Forest Service Visitor Map, a digital, interactive map I helped build that assists members of the public find outdoor activities to enjoy on national forests.
The Visitor…