Interested in ordering tree seedlings? Trees can be ordered a few ways. You can order:.👉By phone or mail.👉Online at 👉At your local N.C. Forest Service county office.For details, refer to Page 18 in our seedling catalog: #NCtrees

📌Place your order for seedlings online in our seedling store soon. Seedlings sell out quickly. 👉Catalog: 👉Current Available Inventory: 👉Order Online:

Here’s what we recommend:.📌Explore our updated seedling catalog. Use the helpful species information to assist you with tree selection for your land. 📌Review our current available inventory to determine what species are still available.

Our annual seedling sale is underway. If you’ve never ordered trees from us before, it’s quick, easy & cost effective. We offer more than 40 species of quality conifer & hardwood tree seedlings available for purchase in a range of quantities.

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Trees matter. That's why Our State magazine chose to feature Clemmons Educational State Forest (Johnston Co.) in the July "Summer in the Shade" edition of the magazine. Check out the article to learn more about your educational state forests:

Calling all educators! ICYMI: Holmes Educational State Forest in Hendersonville is hosting a 🔥fire-focused🔥 Project Learning Tree workshop. Only a few spots remain, so register today!.

C. A beaver dam has plugged this culvert! A recommended practice in this scenario is to keep a record of beaver problems & set these sites as high priority for cleaning in advance of storms. A secondary flow bypass may be useful & potentially discourage beaver dam construction.

B. This culvert has a large “drop height” at the outlet. Culverts should be set to allow flow without a drop height. This can help prevent scouring & increase the culvert’s stability. For permanent crossings like this, embed 10-20% of the culvert diameter into the stream bottom.

A. This culvert has inlet damage, blocked by a large rock reducing its flow capacity. Protecting the culvert inlet and outlet with rock, riprap or other material, excluding asphalt, is one of the many BMP recommendations for culverts.

So, about those culverts … what’s wrong with each and how can #BMPs help?.

On Tuesday, July 8, Hickory Mountain Loop in DuPont State Recreational Forest will be closed to all public access due to a scheduled chainsaw training. Forest officials are implementing this closure in the interest of operator & public safety. Forest map:

DuPont State Recreational Forest is still recovering from Hurricane Helene. Check the website & kiosks on the forest for the most up-to-date list of closures. If it’s not on the list of closed trails, it’s open & ready for you to enjoy. List of closures:

Whether donning N.C. Forest Service green, or the colors of a partner or cooperating agency, may we never forget our brothers and sisters who paid the ultimate price while protecting lives and property in their communities and across the U.S. #WildlandFirefighterWeekOfRemembrance.

Among those lost in the line of duty were nine members of the Prineville Hotshots (Oregon), two smokejumpers from McCall (Idaho), another smokejumper from Missoula (Montana) and two members of a helitack crew.

On this final day of Wildland Firefighter Week of Remembrance, we remember the South Canyon Fire that claimed the lives of 14 firefighters on July 6, 1994, in Glenwood Springs, CO. The tragedy was felt across multiple states and agencies.

Tree trunks are also peeling into thin sheets that are used as veneer for furniture and plywood. #Goods from the Woods #ThanksTrees.

More than 5,000 products that we depend on in our daily lives are made or derived from forests. #DYK that tree trunks are primarily used to make a variety of solid wood products like musical instruments, furniture, lumber, and handles for tools and sporting equipment.

During the summer months, several parking lots are completely full by 9:30 a.m. at DuPont State Recreational Forest. Come early or come late to increase your chances of getting a parking space. The forest opens at 5 a.m., closes at 10 p.m. Plan your visit:

👉Ensure all burning material is completely extinguished afterward and monitor the area for several hours.