Silent Cultural Symbols that Speak Volumes
Quietly waiting for you in our national forests and grasslands are what remains of long past civilizations and cultures. Some of these sites still have direct spiritual or cultural meaning to folks today while others are a complete mystery of what once was of a vanished people. Yet, in both cases, the adventurer is reminded of the centuries-old relationship between people and the land.It’s this…
arizona, Chimney Rock National Monument, colorado, Dakota Prairie Grasslands, forestry, FS, gifford pinchot, grey towers, north dakota, Olympic National Forest, pennsylvania, Silver Creek Archeological site, virginia, Washington Jefferson National Forest, washington state
Youth conservation corps programs make a difference
The Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota hosted eight youth ages 15 to 18 in the paid summer employment Youth Conservation Corps program, to accomplish forest management goals, including removing invasive species, clearing brush, picking up trash, trimming back brush, and planting elm trees to increase tree diversity. (Photo Credit: USDA Forest Service, Michelle Heiker)
Written by Chelsea…