USDA Forest Service Apps
Alabama Great Escapes (USFS) 1.2.0
The U.S. Forest Service manages more than668,000 acres of public owned land in Alabama. The Bankhead,Conecuh, Talladega and Tuskegee National Forests are "GreatEscapes" for those who enjoy the outdoors. Many people are takingtime out to enjoy outdoor activities like fishing, hiking,horseback riding, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking,bicycling, target shooting, plus more.Use "Great Escapes", the official U.S. Forest Service app, tohelp plan your next outdoor adventure. If you are planning a daytrip or an overnight camping trip, select a national forest andyour favorite outdoor activity and discover what’s waiting for you."Great Escapes" provides contact information, recreation sites byactivity and Forest, an opening schedule, recreation fees and linksto our Forest Service news and alert feeds, maps, rules, safetytips and regulations.Contact us directly or check our "Know Before You Go" page forwildfire alerts, controlled burns, road and site closures. Shareyour "Great Escapes" pictures and experiences on Facebook andTwitter with your friends and discover the joy of nature in anational forests in Alabama.Twitter hashtag #NFinAlabama.
SpotForecast 1.0
Your trip or field work in the California or Nevada wildernessmaybe ruined by disastrous natural events such as wildfires.Inadverse conditions, having accurate weather information canbecomea decisive factor in saving property or even your ownlife.SpotForecast is the mobile app you will want at a moment likethis.With only a couple taps on your mobile device, it provides72-hourforecasts of surface wind, temperature and humidity atyourlocation. Observed weather data from nearby surfacestations,including Remote Area Weather Stations (RAWS), are alsoavailableduring the first few hours of each forecast to displayforreference purpose. This app extracts forecast information fromtheexperimental fire weather prediction projectFireBuster(https://fwxfcst.us/firebuster), developed at the PacificSouthwestResearch Station of the U.S. Forest Service. Forecasts areproducedtwice-daily from a regional weather model with a spatialresolutionof up to 1-km – higher than any available forecast. Highresolutionforecasted information is particularly useful in themountainousarea of California and Nevada, which is the primaryservice area ofthis mobile app.