Army Soldiers Prepare for War with Forest Service

ForestNet Videocast: In 2006, Soldiers of the Army’s legendary 10th Mountain Division turned to the traditions of the Old West, and specifically to Federal, state, and local law enforcement officers in the northern Rocky Mountains, for advice on how to properly pack donkeys and other animals. The U.S. Forest Service was among those that helped the US Army train for war in Afghanistan.
Forest Service News Release

Gifford Pinchot: Life of Leadership

Gifford Pinchot: Life of Leadership with Char Miller. This 2004 audio recording by Char Miller, Professor of History and Director of Urban Studies at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas reflects on the life and activism of Gifford Pinchot, founding Chief of the U.S. Forest Service. Char is a leading authority on U.S. Forest Service history. (Duration 1:02)

Bugtown Gulch Mountain Pine Beetle and Fuels Project

ForestNet Videocast: Bugtown Gulch Mountain Pine Beetle and Fuels Project in the Bear Mountain area six miles northwest of Custer, South Dakota.
The objective of the project is to slow the spread of insects in this heavily forested area that is intermingled with several homes and tracts of private land. An infestation of mountain pine beetles, the same insects that decimated the Beaver Park area a few years ago, will be treated by an aggressive combination of direct attack (removing infested trees) and thinning tree stands to promote trees that are more healthy and insect resistant.
The Bugtown Gulch project is the first in the Black Hills National Forest to be implemented under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act (HFRA) of 2003 . This legislation allows the Forest Service to approve insect and fuel-control projects in a streamlined manner that requires potential project opponents to surface potential problem areas up front.
In addition to providing a more healthy forest, the trees removed will be used for home construction and other wood products traditionally produced by the Black Hills forest products industry.

Dave Foreman, Founder of Earth First! and Director of the Rewilding Institute

ForestNet Podcast Topic: Dave Foreman, Founder of Earth First! and Director of the Rewilding Institute. ForestNet spoke with Dave while attending a U.S. Forest Service Public Affairs Conference in Santa Fe for the Rocky Mountain Region and Southwest Region. Host: Gary C. Chancey, Guest: Dave Foreman, Founder of Earth First! and Director of the Rewilding Institute, New Mexico.

Barometric Wind Research

"Jewel Cave Today" Topic: Recent and ongoing barometric wind research at Jewel Cave. Jewel Cave National Monument, a unit of the National Park Service located west of Custer, South Dakota introduces its first Podcast. What does the wind have to do with a cave anyway? How long is Jewel Cave going to get? Can you walk through the cave like you would walk on a sidewalk? The answer to these questions and more on this edition of Jewel Cave Today. Host: Gary C. Chancey, Guest: Mike Wiles, Jewel Cave National Monument, Cave Management Specialist, Custer, Dakota (Duration: 11:24)