Inside the Source: The State of America's Forests
April 17, 2019
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The State of America's Forests: An Interactive Guide by Steve Wilent
The State of America’s Forests: An Interactive Guide is a website that “tells a story of consumption and conservation, of conflict and collaboration. But most of all, it is a story of regrowth, renewal, and abundance.” Within its online pages, the guide offers a graphical view of data from the US Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis unit (FIA) and many other sources, in three main sections:
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Benefits such as water, recreation, and forest products and services
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Threats such as wildfire, invasive species, and insects and disease
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Stewardship, including forestland ownership, certification, harvesting, and reforestation
Hear from the guide's creator, Mila Alvarez, and other key partners in this article.