#DYK, the first fire jumped by the new “smokejumpers” was on the Nez Perce National Forest on July 12, 1940, by Rufus Robinson and Earl Cooley? But where did the idea of parachuting into the middle of a burning forest come from? In the early 1900s, the paradigm of the day was that wildfire was a destructive force that robbed the country of valuable timber resources. After WWI, advances in aviation were explored for their application to firefighting. A doctrine of fire suppression in the young U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, had emerged out of the 1910 fires that had raged over the western U.S. with dramatic devastation. In 1940, the Forest Service fielded two smokejumper programs to protect the valuable timber resources in the West — the Northern Rockies and the Pacific Northwest. Today, the smokejumper program has expanded to locations throughout the western U.S. and is a valuable tool in the fight against wildfire defense.
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The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres (780,000 km2). Major divisions of the agency include the National Forest System, State and Private Forestry, and the Research and Development branch. The mission of the Forest Service is "To sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations." Its motto is "Caring for the land and serving people." As the lead Federal agency in natural resource conservation, the US Forest Service provides leadership in the protection, management, and use of the Nation’s forest, rangeland, and aquatic ecosystems. The agency's ecosystem approach to management integrates ecological, economic, and social factors to maintain and enhance the quality of the environment to meet current and future needs. Through implementation of land and resource management plans, the agency ensures sustainable ecosystems by restoring and maintaining species diversity and ecological productivity that helps provide recreation, water, timber, minerals, fish, wildlife, wilderness, and aesthetic values for current and future generations of people.
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https://www.fs.usda.gov/
USDA Forest Service的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 政府管理
- 规模
- 超过 10,001 人
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- Washington，DC
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- 政府机构
- 创立
- 1905
- 领域
- Forestry、Recreation、Watershed、Wildlife、Fisheries、Timber、Wilderness、national forests、fire、environment、Wildfire和climate
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USDA Forest Service员工
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Walking along the shoreline of Lake Superior, you take in the view — expansive waters blending into blue skies — while beneath your feet is sandy crushed rock with the consistency of what feels like kitty litter. But every step taken is across toxic sand laced with unsafe levels of copper, lead and other heavy metals. The #NorthernResearchStation is partnering with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community to use the trees' natural abilities to heal the land. https://lnkd.in/d8p79Ydc
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Communities can APPLY NOW for Community Wildfire Defense Grants to create and update community wildfire protection plans and implement associated wildfire resilience projects. The program prioritizes at-risk communities that are in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential, are low-income, and/or have been impacted by a severe disaster. More information and applications are available on the Community Wildfire Defense Grants webpage. https://lnkd.in/gN_isQur #wildfire #preventwildfire #wildfiremitigation #wildfirepreparedness #CWDG
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In the 1940s, the USDA Forest Service?#ForestProductsLaboratory?provided critical research on wooden airplane propeller design. 80 years later, Forest Products Laboratory scientists are still connecting forests to airplanes – this time, by studying sustainable jet fuel made from waste wood products. Air Travel accounts for 2.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Biofuel made from forest residues could reduce aviation’s carbon footprint. A recent?#NewPublication?reviews the opportunities and challenges of sustainable aviation fuel: https://lnkd.in/gNq8iG3i ??? A commercial jet flying against a blue sky. Adobe stock image.
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#DYK communities across the country are receiving funding to protect themselves from wildfire threats? Learn how the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program can help your area at https://lnkd.in/gN_isQur. #wildfire #preventwildfire #wildfiremitigation #wildfirepreparedness #CWDG
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#DYK communities across the country are receiving funding to protect themselves from wildfire threats? Learn how the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program can help your area at https://lnkd.in/gN_isQur. #wildfire #preventwildfire #wildfiremitigation #wildfirepreparedness
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For this #ClimateWednesday, we're talking prescribed fire. Learn how it can help restore balance and strengthen forest resilience from the USDA Northwest Climate Hub. https://lnkd.in/gWePdgzh
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It's #NationalApprenticeshipWeek! Did you know our Job Corps program is an amazing way for young adults to get into apprenticeship programs? Read how Jobs Corps culinary students learn cooking skills while supporting wildland firefighters with hot meals in our latest feature. https://lnkd.in/dkGuCwA6
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