What do healthy forests have to do with the quality of life for Americans?
Healthy forests are conducive to the well being of Americans because forests provide our cities and townswith sparkling clean water and pure air. Forests also provide safe refuges for wildlife and some of our most endangered species of plants and animals. Q: How do the forests do all that? A: Think of trees and forests as giant filters for cleaning the water that runs through millions of American homes and purifying the air of polluted particles. Forest Service research shows that 80 percent of fresh groundwater in the United States originates from federal forestlands. The role of forests in sequestering carbon from the air is also well documented. Q: Are the Four Threats the main “agenda” for the Forest Service? A: Fuel and fires, invasive species, loss of open space, unmanaged recreation – these threats represent emphasis areas for the Forest Service. They are intended to refocus the national discussion on these significant strategic areas of work as imperatives for managing our nati
