Forest Focus
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region
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S2E53 Episode 53: OHV Recreation on the Stanislaus National Forest
Put your seatbelt on and hold on tight. In this episode, we ride along with the Joaquin Jeepers, a 4x4 club based out of Stockton, California, and an official partner with the Stanislaus National…
S2E52 Episode 52: For the Frogs - Reintroduction
This is the fifth and final installment of a miniseries about amphibian conservation and determination called For the Frogs. In each episode, we will meet to one native amphibian that can be found in…
S2E51 Episode 51: For the Frogs - Investigation
This is the fourth installment of a miniseries about amphibian conservation and determination called For the Frogs. In each episode, we will meet to one native amphibian that can be found in…
S2E50 Episode 50: Wood Innovations and Biomass Utilization
In our 50th episode we turn back towards Nature's Benefits and cut further into Timber and Wood Products by discussing Wood Innovations and Biomass Utilization with a program specialist from the…
S2E49 Episode 49: Wilderness Walking
We're taking a wilderness walk in recognition of this anniversary year of the 1964 Wilderness Act, which created the National Wilderness Preservation System. But long before the Wilderness Act, and…
S2E48 Episode 48: For the Frogs - Construction
This is the third installment of a miniseries about amphibian conservation and determination called For the Frogs. In each episode, we will meet to one native amphibian that can be found in…
S2E47 Episode 47: For the Frogs - Restoration
This is the second installment of a miniseries about amphibian conservation and determination called For the Frogs. In each episode, we will meet to one native amphibian that can be found in…
S2E46 Episode 46: For the Frogs - Translocation
This is the first installment of a miniseries about amphibian conservation and determination. We're calling the miniseries For the Frogs. In each episode, we will meet to one native amphibian that…
S2E45 Episode 45: Snow Groomer: A Recreation Technician's Artistry
In this episode, we learn how to snow groom trails. Uh, wait, scratch that, we try to learn. We travel to the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in March to meet up with Jeremiah Tabor, a Recreation…
S2E44 Episode 44: Crawling in Caves
There are portals within many national forests that offer entry into realms of the most curious forms of biodiversity. These underground chambers and hallways are called lava tubes or caves. In these…
S2E43 Episode 43: Wandering after Wolves
The gray wolf (Canis lupus) became extirpated, or locally extinct, in California in the 1920s. But this large member of the dog family was once a native species in California that ranged widely here…
S2E42 Episode 42: Pacific Southwest Research Station 101
The Pacific Southwest Research Station is part of the Forest Service's research and development organization. R&D employs more than 500 scientists as well as several hundred technical and support…
S2E41 Episode 41: Tree Mortality from a Bird's-Eye View
When it comes to getting perspective on forest health, sky-high observations are a big help in California. With over 30 million acres of forested land throughout the state, there is a lot of ground…
S2E40 Episode 40: Frog Fridays
[Croak. Ribbit. Croak. Ribbit.] This is the anthem of Frog Fridays. This May-time wildlife survey is held within a stream on the Tahoe National Forest, where foothill yellow-legged frogs lay their…
S2E39 Episode 39: Finding Fishers
Species are designated as endangered when their population is in significant decline, which often means documentation of these species in their natural habitat is increasingly challenging. Perhaps as…
S2E38 Episode 38: Seeing Our Forests With Sound
National Forests are locations where we can listen to a concert of wildlife sounds. The caws, croaks, howls, growls and squeaks we might hear are gems of information about wildlife and their habitat.…
S2E37 Episode 37: Cone Camp
This is the audio version of our first Videocast from one of the four Cone Camps held in 2023. The camps are built around a day in the classroom and a day in the field. Participants network and learn…
S2E36 Episode 36: Being Beavers
In the episode we learn the valuable connection between beavers and meadows. In a meadow, the squish of mud and splash of a slightly flooded landscape are signs of health. It can be easy to overlook…
S2E35 Episode 35: Bark Beetles: The Science of Scents
Have you ever wondered why some trees — in certain locations, a lot of trees — are brown and dying? The connection between bark beetles, drought and tree mortality is a topic of this episode and how…
S2E34 Episode 34: Planting Trees for Tomorrow's Climate
In this episode, we'll meet Forest Service conservation geneticist Dr. Jessica Wright within a post-fire landscape on the Plumas National Forest. In collaboration with others out there with her,…
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