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National Forest Elemental Series: The Breath of a Nation

The very air we breathe stems from the trees and forests across the American continent. These are the “lungs” of our nation, giving life-sustaining oxygen to all of us. Our national forests have become reservoirs of clean, pristine air, enjoyed by those who come from near and far to escape the urban stench of carbon by-products and fossil fuels consumption. They remain a bulwark against air pollution, long recognized as an environmental necessity and resource that extends well beyond the beautiful vistas the forests offer to the eye.

5 Min

National Forests

The National Forests Elemental Series: Reaching To the Ends of the Earth

The National Forests are a tangible reminder of the natural beauty our homeland has provided for countless generations of inhabitants. The trees serve as natural clocks counting the years within through accumulated rings of new added growth; the forests are the calibration by which they mark the passage of time. A process both unseen and seen.

5 Min

National Forests

National Forests Elemental Series: Water Across the Nation

In celebration of National Forest Week, part of our elemental series, we explore Water Across the Nation. Where water flows, life follows. Marking the passage of time, it etches and alters the very landscapes to which it belongs.

5 Min

National Forests

National Forest Elemental series. Fires in the Forests: A Gift of the Gods

Fire is destructive, but it is also cleansing. Fire occurs throughout the natural world in many forms, and in the hands of mankind, it can be wielded for good and evil.

10 Min

Profiles

The Alaskan Cabins Project

The Alaskan Cabins Project is a collaborative effort between the NFF and U.S. Forest Service to repair, renovate, and build new cabins in the Tongass and Chugach National Forests. Learn more and how you can help.

3 Min

Featured

Between Hell & Heaven: Burley Mountain Fire Lookout Restoration  

In part of our continuing partnership with the NFF, each year, a team of our staff helps renovate a historic fire lookout. Last year we headed out to an 88-year-old lookout in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. (Written firsthand by our own Nick Wojtasik)

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an areal photo of a yellow and red forest service plane dropping water on a raging fire above the treelike

Field Notes

We Helped Restore a Forest Service Lookout Tower That Was Almost Consumed by Flames

A team of eager and passionate Filson employees, together with the National Forest Foundation, were wrapping up a restoration project at First Butte lookout tower, the fourth tower our team has volunteered to help restore. As we were putting the final touches on the tower, we received the news that a new wildfire had started near the site.

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Field Notes

Something Worth Saving: Fire Lookout Restored by Logging Town Community

As you climb up the tower steps, layers of jagged peaks within Washington’s Cascade Range emerge in every direction. Below, wild river valleys carve through the sea of forests around the small town of Darrington. The million-dollar view from the historic North Mountain Lookout was once used by the Forest Service to spot fires, but the structure fell into disrepair once technology and other fire detection methods took its place. Now a small group of dedicated locals are on a mission to restore the abandoned piece of history sitting on top of North Mountain.

5 Min

National Forest Elemental Series: The Breath of a Nation

The National Forests Elemental Series: Reaching To the Ends of the Earth

National Forests Elemental Series: Water Across the Nation

National Forest Elemental series. Fires in the Forests: A Gift of the Gods

The Alaskan Cabins Project

Between Hell & Heaven: Burley Mountain Fire Lookout Restoration

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We Helped Restore a Forest Service Lookout Tower That Was Almost Consumed by Flames

Something Worth Saving: Fire Lookout Restored by Logging Town Community

Between Hell & Heaven: Burley Mountain Fire Lookout Restoration  