In August 2023, President Biden established the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in northern Arizona, an area considered sacred by many Tribal Nations in the Southwest and renowned for its natural, cultural, economic, scientific and historic resources and broad recreation opportunities. [ Ссылка ]

The Great American Outdoors Act celebrates three years of working together with Tribes, communities and partners to make significant strides in restoring national forests and grasslands infrastructure.

The USDA Forest Service has a firefighter feature series entitled, "Affording the Fight." It includes personal stories about firefighters that love what they do but sometimes struggle to afford the fight. [ Ссылка ]

Kelly S. Miller took the honors of winning the USDA Forest Service "Moments of Learning" employee photo contest with a photo entitled: Remembering the Past, Teaching the Future. Students learned about preserving historic sites during their Cultural Heritage in the Forest visit to Ohio’s Wayne National Forest. Forest Service archaeologists Margaret Hangan and Andy Tremayne led the discussion at Tinker’s Cave, a rock shelter where notorious horse thief Shep Tinker hid his stolen mounts during the mid-1800s. [ Ссылка ]

In August, the USDA Forest Service proudly served alongside partner nations to help fight Canadian forest fires.

World-famous Smokey Bear turned 79 on August 9, 2023. Happy Birthday, Smokey!

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