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@NFinAlabama

There's a wealth of natural treasures in Alabama's Bankhead, Conecuh, Talladega and Tuskegee National Forests. Places of Great Escapes!

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They have an incredible Forest Supervisor in Linwood and an outstanding cohort of District Rangers. Deep bench of talent in that forest system!
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Active forest management in @NFinAlabama is making a visible difference. Crews are thinning overcrowded stands, applying prescribed fire and accelerating timber projects to improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk. Read more: fs.usda.gov/about-agency/fea…
Dense, dangerously crowded stands of trees are giving way to healthy, spacious forests across Alabama. This transformation is because active forest management on Alabama’s national forests is moving faster than it has in years, and the efforts are improving forest health and supporting local jobs. (Forest Service licensed photo by Beth Maynor Young)

ALT Dense, dangerously crowded stands of trees are giving way to healthy, spacious forests across Alabama. This transformation is because active forest management on Alabama’s national forests is moving faster than it has in years, and the efforts are improving forest health and supporting local jobs. (Forest Service licensed photo by Beth Maynor Young)

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Funding alert! This year's annual Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program is providing up to $500,000 for Urban and Community Forestry investments that address the National 10 Year Urban and Community Forestry Action Plan.
New Yorkers take advantage of the shade provided by the trees to get relief from the heat and sun in Astoria Park in Queens, N.Y., July 3, 2023. (USDA Forest Service photo by Preston Keres)

ALT New Yorkers take advantage of the shade provided by the trees to get relief from the heat and sun in Astoria Park in Queens, N.Y., July 3, 2023. (USDA Forest Service photo by Preston Keres)

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“The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.” - Wendell Barry
A rising swell of green forested hill leads to a craggy, rocky ridge.

ALT A rising swell of green forested hill leads to a craggy, rocky ridge.

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Terry Tang@ttangAP7 Jul 2023
An @AP story I started on in Feb but waited till June for when @GeorgeWalkerIV could go shoot in Alabama. These HBCU students now see firefighting, forestry as careers. These are fields that need more people as wildfires increase. #ClimateChange apnews.com/article/forest-se…
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#DYK that forests provide critical pollinator habitat? And pollinators provide important benefits to forests! Read more at fs.usda.gov/features/pollina…. #PollinatorWeek
Red-Spotted Purple Butterflies lined up on a rock in the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee. This beautiful species lives in forests. (USDA Forest Service photo by Donna Price)

ALT Red-Spotted Purple Butterflies lined up on a rock in the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee. This beautiful species lives in forests. (USDA Forest Service photo by Donna Price)

A Bumble Bee in Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming. (USDA Forest Service photo by Joleen Roberts)

ALT A Bumble Bee in Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming. (USDA Forest Service photo by Joleen Roberts)

A Northern Pearly Eye taking a break on a large aspen leaf in Superior National Forest, Minnesota. This woodland species is found most often in June and July. (USDA Forest Service photo by Dylan Welch)

ALT A Northern Pearly Eye taking a break on a large aspen leaf in Superior National Forest, Minnesota. This woodland species is found most often in June and July. (USDA Forest Service photo by Dylan Welch)

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@EPA20 Aug 2022
Have you had a chance to visit a #NationalForest this summer? Nancy McKeePerez of @EPASoutheast shared this photo of Cheaha Falls, off the Chinnabee Silent Trail in Talladega National Forest, AL! @NFinAlabama
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🚨 Today, @SecVilsack announced a strategy for how the Biden-Harris Administration, through USDA, will address a reforestation backlog of 4 million acres on national forests and plant more than 1 billion trees over the next decade ➡️ go.usa.gov/xSNEp
Quote from Secretary Vilsack that says, "Forests are a powerful tool in the fight against climate change. Nurturing their natural regeneration and planting in areas with the most need is critical to mitigating the worst effects of climate change while also making those forests more resilient to the threats they face from catastrophic wildfire, historic drought, disease outbreaks and pest infestation."

ALT Quote from Secretary Vilsack that says, "Forests are a powerful tool in the fight against climate change. Nurturing their natural regeneration and planting in areas with the most need is critical to mitigating the worst effects of climate change while also making those forests more resilient to the threats they face from catastrophic wildfire, historic drought, disease outbreaks and pest infestation."

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Thanks to @POTUS's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the @forestservice has invested more than $100M in reforestation efforts this year - more than three times the investment in previous years. Our goal is to plant more than a billion trees over the next decade.
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The Forest Service is migrating to a new domain this week. All websites will begin with fs.usda.gov instead of fs.fed.us, & old pages will not redirect to new ones. So update those bookmarks & refresh those screens to make sure you have the latest info.
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At @USDA, our vision for the future is an equitable, climate-smart agricultural economy that protects our land, forests and water, improves the health, nutrition, and quality of life of all Americans, helps rural communities thrive, and feeds the world.
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“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” —Henry David Thoreau
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#AguaEsVida: #DYK what effects healthy forests have on #water? Get the facts at ow.ly/FWYm50JYyzo. #LCW2022
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Forest Service Chief changes Grants and Agreements Program to ease reqs/improve current/potential partners. Changes also make partnering easier for Tribes and underserved communities. ow.ly/tqPC50K2yRx #NationalForests
Randy Moore, Chief of USDA Forest Service. Official Forest Service photo

ALT Randy Moore, Chief of USDA Forest Service. Official Forest Service photo

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The Forest Service is hiring positions in wildland firefighting! Apply on USAJOBS.gov or visit go.usa.gov/xfdRR for more information.
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We're excited to present AskUSDA, a one-stop-shop that makes it easy for you to get all the info you need - all in one place

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Alabama’s leading National Forests advocates announce rebirth of Wild Alabama! bhamnow.com/2020/11/04/alaba… Visit wildal.org/ to learn more. #AWWatwork #citizenscience #wildal
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Today the USDA Forest Service pauses to remember National First Responders Day. We have many heroes who make it their business to take immediate action when disaster strikes.
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A bat box is installed in the @ElYunqueNF of Puerto Rico. Scientists and conservationists support threatened bat populations by creating safe roosting spaces. fs.usda.gov/features/build-b…
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NEON@NEON_sci23 Sep 2020
These Lone Star #ticks were collected in @NFinAlabama Talladega National Forest. #NEON collects ticks to track the pathogens they spread & because of their ecological connectivity & sensitivity to climate change. View our tick data here: buff.ly/2SzzoKd #WildlifeWednesday
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