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lower Sonoran Desert to
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Albuquerque, NM
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Every Kid In A Park
Contact Us
Cal Joyner, Regional Forester
Fourth graders
nationwide are eligible
for a free pass that will
give access to most
federal lands and waters
for them and their
families. Fourth grade
students can visit the
"Every Kid in a Park"
website to get their pass.
Four Forest
Restoration
Initiative
The Forest
Service has
prepared a Draft
Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for the
Four Forest Restoration
Initiative (4FRI) that
analyzes almost a million
acres on the Coconino
and Kaibab National
Forests and proposes
forest restoration
treatments over a 10-year
period. The DEIS and
associated documents are
available on the 4FRI
website. For additional
information, please send
your request to
4fri_comments@fs.fed.us
or call the 4FRI Team at
928-226-4684.
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Spotlights
New Mexico Meadow
Jumping Mouse
Information on the recent
listing of the
mouse. Summary and
background information,
links to projects and
reference material.
Travel Management
Information about offhighway vehicle use on
national forests and
grasslands.
Bark Beetle
Outbreak
Information on bark
beetle effects.
Discover the Forest
Click here to access the
"Discover the Forest"
twitter page where you'll
find suggestions, tips,
camping recipes and
much more....
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