Make spring break fun for you and the kids with a scavenger hunt for such things as deer or birds. US Forest Service photo.
Spring is here, and spring break is just around the corner or already underway. For parents everywhere trying to figure out how to keep their children amused, the answer can be simple: Get them outside!
Spring is a great time to watch birds collect materials to build nests or to check out the buds as trees and shrubs begin to bloom and leaf out. It’s also a time to see those early blooms that often lay soft carpets of color across the landscape. Read more »
What is the Lorax?
And why do we care?
And why had the U.S. Forest Service taken us
from the far reaches of the forests to the carpets of Hollywood?
Ask the Chief. He will be there.
He knows. Read more »
The U.S. Department of Agriculture debuts Woodsy Owl in Washington, D.C. in 1971. His signature motto then was “Give a hoot; don’t pollute!”
Did you know that Woodsy Owl has been giving a hoot for 40 years? This week, the furry and big-eyed environmental and antipollution steward marks 40 years of being a U.S. Forest Service symbol. Read more »