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Enjoy Winter on a National Forest, but Don’t Become an Avalanche Statistic
Every snowmobile rider in avalanche country needs to carry rescue gear on their back, not on the machine. They should also know how to use the gear. (U.S. Forest Service National Avalanche Center) It’s...
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Recent Forecast Shows Limited Water Supply in Westernmost States
Hydrologists prepare to measure snowpack. (NRCS photo) Limited water supplies are predicted in many areas west of the Continental Divide, according to this year’s second forecast by the National Water...
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Measuring the Value of Snow
A Portland television reporter and NRCS public affairs specialist Spencer Miller join NRCS snow surveyors to measure snow and collect data. A stormy February doubled the Mount Hood snowpack from five...
View ArticleDo YOU Have a Plan to Keep Food Safe during Severe Weather?
This year has been an important reminder that disaster can strike anytime and anyplace. Nearly every region of the country experienced some form of extreme weather event, including wildfires in...
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Braving Frigid Alaska Elements, Federal Workers Volunteer for the ‘Toughest...
Musher Heidi Sutter and dog sled team approach the Sourdough checkpoint for a mandatory rest period during the Copper Basin 300 dog sled race. Federal agency land management volunteers met in...
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How USDA’s Snow Survey Program Got Started
James E. Church pictured in 1920. Courtesy of University of Reno, Nevada. James E. Church was a man who answered his calling. Like a real-life Indiana Jones, Professor Church pursued adventure around...
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