Around the Forest Service - October 2024

FOREST PRODUCTS WEEK
Kyle Freres, Vice President of Operations for Freres Wood, describes the benefits of mass timber as a construction material in large commercial and multifamily residential buildings. Freres Engineered Wood is a Forest Service Wood Innovations Grant recipient.
OUR FOREST BILL IS DUE
Western forests are designed to burn. For the one-third of the U.S. population that lives in high wildfire risk areas, this means if we continue to deprive forests of fire it only makes the next fire bigger and more difficult to control. But with the right preparation and conditions, wildfires sparked by lightning can be managed the way nature intended making communities safer. • Our Forest Bill Is Due
FOREST LEGACY GRANTS
Through Forest Legacy, we are partnering with States and local landowners to protect important forested areas, ensuring these special places will remain for the communities that rely on them. www.fs.usda.go...
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
Randy'L Teton, a Forest Service employee and tribal citizen of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe of Fort Hall, Idaho, shares her perspective on Indigenous Peoples Day. www.fs.usda.go...
CAPITOL CHRISTMAS TREE
The Alaska Region of the Forest Service, which features the Tongass and Chugach National Forests, is honored to have been selected to provide the 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. An annual symbol of hope and celebration, the tree offers an opportunity to showcase Alaska’s majestic landscape, unique culture, rich traditions, diverse ecosystems, and abundant resources. The tree will symbolize Alaskans’ connection to the lands they call home, as well as the special relationships between our forests and the tribal communities, partners, and sponsors coming together to send this unique holiday gift to the U.S. Capitol.