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In his September 24, 2020 testimony before Congress, John Phipps, the Forest Service’s Deputy Chief of State and Private Forestry, stated “the system is not designed for this,” to illustrate the misalignment between the design of the wildland fire system and the reality that wildland fire responders routinely experience. The El Dorado Fatality provides an opportunity to reflect, learn, and redesign the system so it can better handle this new reality wildland fire responders are facing, and will continue to face into the future.The Forest Service has identified itself as a learning organization...

Our nation’s wildlife and plant populations are at risk due to habitat loss, climate change, invasive species, and other emerging threats. The USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) studies species of concern in order to address these risks and provide land managers with the information needed to support healthy wildlife habitat and landscapes.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Wildfire Crisis Strategy calls for treating up to an additional 20 million acres of National Forest System lands and up to an additional 30 million acres of other federal, state, Tribal and private lands. Research on firesheds – large, forested landscapes with a high likelihood that an ignition could expose homes, communities, or infrastructure to wildfire – is foundational to the strategy.

Ecological restoration of forests and grasslands can enhance carbon sequestration, native wildlife habitat, wood products, clean air and water, and opportunities for outdoor recreation and employment. The USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) provides cutting-edge science on restoration, reforestation, and regeneration

Woody biomass is a renewable organic material. Biomass, which can include stems, limbs, leaves, and other parts of trees, is a byproduct of forest management activities, such as tree thinning. Much of this material can be re-used to create new products. The USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) is actively working with land managers to develop new wood product and market innovations that improve the cost-effectiveness of treatments and strengthen rural economies. RMRS is identifying emerging markets to create value from the woody biomass derived from fuel reduction treatme...

The USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) provides cutting-edge grassland and rangeland science. Rangeland vegetation information is used to prioritize management actions and identify the amount of forage available to livestock producers.

Required form to request access to Research Natural Areas within the Rocky Mountain Research Station footprint (Regions 1, 2, 3, and 4).

Addressing the challenges of sustainable and equitable city management in the 21st century requires innovative solutions and integration from a range of dedicated actors. In order to form and fortify partnerships of multisectoral collaboration, expand effective governance, and build collective resiliency it is important to understand the network of existing stewardship organizations.The term ‘stewardship’ encompasses a spectrum of local agents dedicated to the evolving process of community care and reformation. Groups involved in stewardship across Baltimore are catalysts of change through a v...

Addressing the challenges of sustainable and equitable city management in the 21st century requires innovative solutions and integration from a range of dedicated actors. In order to form and fortify partnerships of multisectoral collaboration, expand effective governance, and build collective resiliency, it is important to understand the network of existing stewardship organizations.The term ‘stewardship’ encompasses a spectrum of local agents dedicated to the evolving process of community care and restoration. Groups involved in stewardship across Baltimore are catalysts of change through a ...