Today is National Arbor day and the N.C. Forest Service is encouraging all North Carolinians to think about all that our forests do for us. Trees bring more than scenic beauty; large deciduous trees shade and cool houses in the summer, reducing the need for air conditioning. Evergreen trees help save on heating bills by […]
DuPont State Recreational Forest is now offering virtual tours along with some of America’s most important places — its parks, waterways and even battlefields. The tour went online last week in Street View in Google Maps. The Conservation Fund unveiled a host of sites across the Eastern Seaboard that were hiked, paddled and explored with […]
The N.C. Forest Service has a long history of working with its military partners around the state. That relationship took an additional step forward when the NCFS and the U.S. Navy came to a three-year agreement on using part of Bladen Lakes State Forest for military training exercises. “I want to thank all those who […]
Law enforcement officers with the N.C. Forest Service were named the 2014 Investigative Team of the Year by the North Carolina Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators at the N.C./S.C. Arson Conference in Myrtle Beach. The event was attended by more than 360 fire investigators, fire marshals and detectives from both states. The […]
Greg Cox, mechanic supervisor with the N.C. Forest Service, was recently awarded a Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Efficiency and Innovation at a ceremony at the N.C. Museum of History. He was nominated for devising a program to save money on the Forest Service’s equipment repairs and maintenance. The Governor’s Awards for Excellence are the […]
The N.C. Forest Service and the Elizabethtown Fire Department have worked out a deal that will allow for a 10-acre fire-training facility to be built on Bladen Lakes State Forest. The idea of putting a training facility at the forest came out of a monthly Bladen County Firefighters Association meeting a few years ago, said […]
Two men who died while serving with the N.C. Forest Service in the 1950s will be among 11 firefighters honored during the N.C. Fallen Firefighter Foundation’s Annual Parade of Honor and Memorial Service on Saturday, May 3, in Raleigh. Fire departments from across the state will participate in the event. James A. Kennedy, a firefighting […]
The N.C. Forest Service’s District 11 team is the 2012 recipient of the Moreland Gueth Water Quality Award. The award is given in honor of Moreland Gueth, who had a dedicated and commonsense approach to working with people and protecting water quality. Gueth was the Forest Service’s statewide water quality and wetlands staff forester, a […]
Across North Carolina, the N.C. Forest Service is embracing and promoting the importance of urban forestry, including increasing the number of staff members who are certified arborists through the International Society of Arboriculture. The ISA Certification Program is the industry standard for ensuring an arborist possesses a high-level knowledge in tree care. Eight N.C. Forest […]
The N.C. Forest Service and the people of Gaston and surrounding counties received a great gift recently, a 2007 Freightliner tractor-trailer. The hauling unit came to the Forest Service through a program that makes surplus federal equipment available to state and local firefighters. But the truck needed some work, and that’s when the giving really […]
Across the state, fire departments are benefiting from the N.C. Forest Service’s Fire Department Assistance Program, which helps them obtain equipment, supplies and training. “The Fire Department Assistance Program is a great partnership between fire departments, the Forest Service and the federal government,” said State Forester Wib Owen. “The equipment and training we are able […]
Fire Prevention Week was especially rewarding this year for the Meadow Branch Volunteer Fire Department. The department has been in dire need of equipment, and the N.C. Forest Service, along with fire departments from across the state, answered that call. On Oct. 11, Forest Service personnel delivered a fire engine and other equipment to the […]