National Forests in Florida

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2012 – TOMORROW, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will host a national media conference call to highlight a major announcement impacting America’s 193-million acre National Forest System and the economic vitality of our rural communities. Thursday, January 26, 2012, 12:15pm WHAT: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will host a national media conference call to [...]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The National Forests in Florida is waiving fees at most of its day-use recreation sites over the Martin Luther King Birthday weekend, Jan. 14-16. The fee waivers – the third this year — are offered in cooperation with other federal agencies under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. Day-use fees will be [...]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Local residents and forest visitors may see some smoke in the air in the near future when the U.S. Forest Service starts its prescribed fire season for 2012. Approximately 100,000 acres in the Apalachicola National Forest are planned for prescribed fire to help prevent wildfires and promote a healthy forest. Plants and [...]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The U.S. Forest Service is prescribed burning in the Apalachicola National Forest today. The 1,600 acre prescribed burn will take place in the area of County Road 12 and State Road 379 near Orange in Liberty County. The burn will improve wildlife habitat, eliminate vegetation build up and reduce the threat of [...]

“If you’re from a single parent household like me, your parent is not always there to give you direction. Some are busy working all the time just to pay the bills. That’s the reality. The military gives you, direction, opportunity and discipline,” said U.S. Navy Veteran Jeff Fillion of the U.S. Forest Service. Born in [...]