Tag: US Forest Service

When U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station research ecologist Mac Callaham and post-doctoral researcher David Coyle, D.B. Warnell School of Forest Resources, were teaching a class together at the University...

With disease at the forefront of amphibian and reptile population decline issues, a new Herpetofauna Disease Alert System has been created to expedite communication of disease events to relevant authorities...

ALBANY, Calif. — The Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus) is a rare species found exclusively in California’s Sierra Nevada. While its range encompasses hundreds of miles, spanning five national forests and...

Each year thousands of cavity-nesters that prefer dark, narrow spaces for nesting and roosting become trapped and die in ventilation pipes, dryer vents, irrigation pipe and chimneys that mimic the...

Up to 30 percent of all forest insect species depend on wood that is dead or dying. “Such species are among the most threatened insects in Europe,” says U.S. Forest...

Songbirds are a source of enjoyment for millions of bird watchers. According to one recent estimate, bird-oriented recreation generates $85 billion of economic activity annually. Populations of many species are...

For Women’s History Month, the Forest Service is profiling Women in the Forest Service. One of these profiles is of Katrina Schultes, a wildlife biologist with the Wayne National Forest...

In March 2016, a little brown bat found sick near North Bend, Washington, tested positive for white-nose syndrome (WNS), an invasive disease caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd....

Note: The Logan Cave is closed to the public in order to protect the bats. The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are conducting an annual survey...

Williams, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2016—For Immediate Release. Forest managers are excited to announce a citizen science project to identify and document the biodiversity of the Kaibab National Forest that will...