Alt US Forest Service
@altusfs.altgov.info
📣 Speaking for the trees, and:
🌲 600 million forest acres
💚 193 million acres public land
🥾 164,000 miles of trails
🎣 400,000 miles of streams
🪵 Billions of board feet timber
🚰 Trillions of gallons clean water
🚫Not affiliated with USDA Forest Service
🌲 600 million forest acres
💚 193 million acres public land
🥾 164,000 miles of trails
🎣 400,000 miles of streams
🪵 Billions of board feet timber
🚰 Trillions of gallons clean water
🚫Not affiliated with USDA Forest Service
Heads up to Forest Service families & visitors at Cherokee National Forest: a white supremacist group’s Southeast Tennessee compound is approx. 4 miles from from USFS lands outside Tellico Plains, TN.
Note nearby Gee Creek wilderness, Hiwassee River State Park.
Your best defense is awareness.
Note nearby Gee Creek wilderness, Hiwassee River State Park.
Your best defense is awareness.
December 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Heads up to Forest Service families & visitors at Cherokee National Forest: a white supremacist group’s Southeast Tennessee compound is approx. 4 miles from from USFS lands outside Tellico Plains, TN.
Note nearby Gee Creek wilderness, Hiwassee River State Park.
Your best defense is awareness.
Note nearby Gee Creek wilderness, Hiwassee River State Park.
Your best defense is awareness.
I have a rule, if it makes me laugh, you get to see it.
Who did this? 🤣🤣🤣
Who did this? 🤣🤣🤣
December 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I have a rule, if it makes me laugh, you get to see it.
Who did this? 🤣🤣🤣
Who did this? 🤣🤣🤣
Today’s tailgate safety briefing:
Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds, be especially vigilant before eating.
Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds, be especially vigilant before eating.
December 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Today’s tailgate safety briefing:
Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds, be especially vigilant before eating.
Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds, be especially vigilant before eating.
You still have time to vote, West Nashville / Clarksville / Franklin and more.
Here’s a map of your district, if there’s any doubt if you’re voting tonight (Dec. 02).
comptroller.tn.gov/content/dam/...
Here’s a map of your district, if there’s any doubt if you’re voting tonight (Dec. 02).
comptroller.tn.gov/content/dam/...
December 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
You still have time to vote, West Nashville / Clarksville / Franklin and more.
Here’s a map of your district, if there’s any doubt if you’re voting tonight (Dec. 02).
comptroller.tn.gov/content/dam/...
Here’s a map of your district, if there’s any doubt if you’re voting tonight (Dec. 02).
comptroller.tn.gov/content/dam/...
Vote today, Tennessee.
Do you live in one of these TN-07 counties?
Does a friend?
Might be a good day to reach out.
Do you live in one of these TN-07 counties?
Does a friend?
Might be a good day to reach out.
December 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Vote today, Tennessee.
Do you live in one of these TN-07 counties?
Does a friend?
Might be a good day to reach out.
Do you live in one of these TN-07 counties?
Does a friend?
Might be a good day to reach out.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Ah yes, the “emergency.”
Forgot about that 🤬
Found this in the documents @altdhs.altgov.info shared with me.
Forgot about that 🤬
Found this in the documents @altdhs.altgov.info shared with me.
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Ah yes, the “emergency.”
Forgot about that 🤬
Found this in the documents @altdhs.altgov.info shared with me.
Forgot about that 🤬
Found this in the documents @altdhs.altgov.info shared with me.
Spot on.
And the $300 M ballroom alone covers the cost of USFS R&D for one year, in the President’s Budget Request for FY ‘26.
Do we need a ballroom, or do we need pure and applied science that makes our forest, rangeland, and urban communities more productive, safer, & more resilient?
And the $300 M ballroom alone covers the cost of USFS R&D for one year, in the President’s Budget Request for FY ‘26.
Do we need a ballroom, or do we need pure and applied science that makes our forest, rangeland, and urban communities more productive, safer, & more resilient?
November 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Spot on.
And the $300 M ballroom alone covers the cost of USFS R&D for one year, in the President’s Budget Request for FY ‘26.
Do we need a ballroom, or do we need pure and applied science that makes our forest, rangeland, and urban communities more productive, safer, & more resilient?
And the $300 M ballroom alone covers the cost of USFS R&D for one year, in the President’s Budget Request for FY ‘26.
Do we need a ballroom, or do we need pure and applied science that makes our forest, rangeland, and urban communities more productive, safer, & more resilient?
If @democrats.org need to pass a CR to stop SNAP pain, I’d be ok with it.
But I think they owe it to federal workers missing paychecks, waiting in food lines to *aggressively* get message out explaining why this stand had to be made.
FDR is your legacy. Do him proud.
www.nps.gov/articles/fdr...
But I think they owe it to federal workers missing paychecks, waiting in food lines to *aggressively* get message out explaining why this stand had to be made.
FDR is your legacy. Do him proud.
www.nps.gov/articles/fdr...
October 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
If @democrats.org need to pass a CR to stop SNAP pain, I’d be ok with it.
But I think they owe it to federal workers missing paychecks, waiting in food lines to *aggressively* get message out explaining why this stand had to be made.
FDR is your legacy. Do him proud.
www.nps.gov/articles/fdr...
But I think they owe it to federal workers missing paychecks, waiting in food lines to *aggressively* get message out explaining why this stand had to be made.
FDR is your legacy. Do him proud.
www.nps.gov/articles/fdr...
Best I can tell, here’s Bush’s Eastern redbud (1991) and President Eisenhower’s N. Red Oak (1960, large tree on right), cropped photo from September 7, 2025 by @penguinsix.bsky.social who noted “Construction flags layout the perimeter of the new White House ballroom on the South Lawn” on X.
October 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Best I can tell, here’s Bush’s Eastern redbud (1991) and President Eisenhower’s N. Red Oak (1960, large tree on right), cropped photo from September 7, 2025 by @penguinsix.bsky.social who noted “Construction flags layout the perimeter of the new White House ballroom on the South Lawn” on X.
Turns out the movie “Idiocracy” envisioned too many standing trees at the White House.
Looks like it did predict a missing East Wing, though 😧
Looks like it did predict a missing East Wing, though 😧
October 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Turns out the movie “Idiocracy” envisioned too many standing trees at the White House.
Looks like it did predict a missing East Wing, though 😧
Looks like it did predict a missing East Wing, though 😧
On his 70th birthday, President Eisenhower “spoke from a platform on the South Grounds following the planting of a red oak tree presented to him by Commissioner Robert E. McLaughlin on behalf of the District of Columbia.”
October 14, 1960
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/235565
October 14, 1960
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/235565
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
On his 70th birthday, President Eisenhower “spoke from a platform on the South Grounds following the planting of a red oak tree presented to him by Commissioner Robert E. McLaughlin on behalf of the District of Columbia.”
October 14, 1960
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/235565
October 14, 1960
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/235565
Totally doable. A native plant nursery near you might have a northern red oak. Arbor Day foundation may also sell them as seedlings.
Look up your state forestry department— in Georgia it’s the GA forestry commission. They’ll have seedlings that are native to your state.
gatrees.org/wp-content/u...
Look up your state forestry department— in Georgia it’s the GA forestry commission. They’ll have seedlings that are native to your state.
gatrees.org/wp-content/u...
October 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Totally doable. A native plant nursery near you might have a northern red oak. Arbor Day foundation may also sell them as seedlings.
Look up your state forestry department— in Georgia it’s the GA forestry commission. They’ll have seedlings that are native to your state.
gatrees.org/wp-content/u...
Look up your state forestry department— in Georgia it’s the GA forestry commission. They’ll have seedlings that are native to your state.
gatrees.org/wp-content/u...
Well that definitely scratched the itch to “know,” while also sinking my heart as to the total loss.
Eisenhower’s northern red oak definitely destroyed 😭
17 inventoried trees destroyed, just in section 10 of the 2013 - 2016 inventory:
pubs.nps.gov/eTIC/WEPO-WI...
Great tip, thank you.
Eisenhower’s northern red oak definitely destroyed 😭
17 inventoried trees destroyed, just in section 10 of the 2013 - 2016 inventory:
pubs.nps.gov/eTIC/WEPO-WI...
Great tip, thank you.
October 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Well that definitely scratched the itch to “know,” while also sinking my heart as to the total loss.
Eisenhower’s northern red oak definitely destroyed 😭
17 inventoried trees destroyed, just in section 10 of the 2013 - 2016 inventory:
pubs.nps.gov/eTIC/WEPO-WI...
Great tip, thank you.
Eisenhower’s northern red oak definitely destroyed 😭
17 inventoried trees destroyed, just in section 10 of the 2013 - 2016 inventory:
pubs.nps.gov/eTIC/WEPO-WI...
Great tip, thank you.
I may be wrong; it may be a commemorative tree after all.
Based on location, appearance / size, this could be a northern red oak (#7) planted by Dwight D, Eisenhower (1960).
If 50 years old when planted (per Olmsted rule) a 125 y.o. red oak.
Page 164 of the PDF: npshistory.com/publications...
Based on location, appearance / size, this could be a northern red oak (#7) planted by Dwight D, Eisenhower (1960).
If 50 years old when planted (per Olmsted rule) a 125 y.o. red oak.
Page 164 of the PDF: npshistory.com/publications...
October 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I may be wrong; it may be a commemorative tree after all.
Based on location, appearance / size, this could be a northern red oak (#7) planted by Dwight D, Eisenhower (1960).
If 50 years old when planted (per Olmsted rule) a 125 y.o. red oak.
Page 164 of the PDF: npshistory.com/publications...
Based on location, appearance / size, this could be a northern red oak (#7) planted by Dwight D, Eisenhower (1960).
If 50 years old when planted (per Olmsted rule) a 125 y.o. red oak.
Page 164 of the PDF: npshistory.com/publications...
I know the one you’re taking about — I have the same curiosity.
From what I gather, it was not a commemorative tree.
But clearly very old.
Unsure of species. The one photographed looks like a type of oak to me.
www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...
From what I gather, it was not a commemorative tree.
But clearly very old.
Unsure of species. The one photographed looks like a type of oak to me.
www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...
October 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I know the one you’re taking about — I have the same curiosity.
From what I gather, it was not a commemorative tree.
But clearly very old.
Unsure of species. The one photographed looks like a type of oak to me.
www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...
From what I gather, it was not a commemorative tree.
But clearly very old.
Unsure of species. The one photographed looks like a type of oak to me.
www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...
Nice, thank you.
As you may guess, I am mainly interested in tree species listed.
Apparently, Olmsted introduced a rule that no tree should be planted unless the new tree was 50 years old.
Don’t know if that rule held, but sure explains this pic of Laura Bush planting a mighty big “new” Linden!
As you may guess, I am mainly interested in tree species listed.
Apparently, Olmsted introduced a rule that no tree should be planted unless the new tree was 50 years old.
Don’t know if that rule held, but sure explains this pic of Laura Bush planting a mighty big “new” Linden!
October 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Nice, thank you.
As you may guess, I am mainly interested in tree species listed.
Apparently, Olmsted introduced a rule that no tree should be planted unless the new tree was 50 years old.
Don’t know if that rule held, but sure explains this pic of Laura Bush planting a mighty big “new” Linden!
As you may guess, I am mainly interested in tree species listed.
Apparently, Olmsted introduced a rule that no tree should be planted unless the new tree was 50 years old.
Don’t know if that rule held, but sure explains this pic of Laura Bush planting a mighty big “new” Linden!
Anyone know of a better digital copy of this plan?
“This drawing is part of Frederick Law Olmstead's plan for improving and unifying the grounds of the White House while preserving the historic trees and other elements.”
www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/olmst...
“This drawing is part of Frederick Law Olmstead's plan for improving and unifying the grounds of the White House while preserving the historic trees and other elements.”
www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/olmst...
October 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Anyone know of a better digital copy of this plan?
“This drawing is part of Frederick Law Olmstead's plan for improving and unifying the grounds of the White House while preserving the historic trees and other elements.”
www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/olmst...
“This drawing is part of Frederick Law Olmstead's plan for improving and unifying the grounds of the White House while preserving the historic trees and other elements.”
www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/olmst...
“The park-like setting, with carefully orchestrated groups of shade trees, underplantings and open spaces, enhances the residential character of the site. […] The more secluded Upper South Lawn includes the East or First Lady’s Garden designed by Rachel Lambert Mellon.”
www.tclf.org/landscapes/w...
www.tclf.org/landscapes/w...
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“The park-like setting, with carefully orchestrated groups of shade trees, underplantings and open spaces, enhances the residential character of the site. […] The more secluded Upper South Lawn includes the East or First Lady’s Garden designed by Rachel Lambert Mellon.”
www.tclf.org/landscapes/w...
www.tclf.org/landscapes/w...
Looks like Laura Bush’s 2008 Silver Linden may have survived, but most every green thing in immediate vicinity of the East Wing did not.
September 28, 2008, Lady Laura Bush planted a silver linden tree (#14) just south of the East Garden (Jaqueline Kennedy Garden, #16).
go.nps.gov/BushLinden2008
September 28, 2008, Lady Laura Bush planted a silver linden tree (#14) just south of the East Garden (Jaqueline Kennedy Garden, #16).
go.nps.gov/BushLinden2008
October 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Looks like Laura Bush’s 2008 Silver Linden may have survived, but most every green thing in immediate vicinity of the East Wing did not.
September 28, 2008, Lady Laura Bush planted a silver linden tree (#14) just south of the East Garden (Jaqueline Kennedy Garden, #16).
go.nps.gov/BushLinden2008
September 28, 2008, Lady Laura Bush planted a silver linden tree (#14) just south of the East Garden (Jaqueline Kennedy Garden, #16).
go.nps.gov/BushLinden2008
The East Wing was originally built in 1902 by Forest Service champion Theodore Roosevelt.
FDR’s distant cousin Franklin Roosevelt later expanded it during a global fight to crush right wing dictators.
All of this happened before major federal laws existed to protect the nation’s built heritage.
FDR’s distant cousin Franklin Roosevelt later expanded it during a global fight to crush right wing dictators.
All of this happened before major federal laws existed to protect the nation’s built heritage.
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The East Wing was originally built in 1902 by Forest Service champion Theodore Roosevelt.
FDR’s distant cousin Franklin Roosevelt later expanded it during a global fight to crush right wing dictators.
All of this happened before major federal laws existed to protect the nation’s built heritage.
FDR’s distant cousin Franklin Roosevelt later expanded it during a global fight to crush right wing dictators.
All of this happened before major federal laws existed to protect the nation’s built heritage.
Here’s a (very) rough sketch of what I think the overall situation of the #EpsteinBallroom might be planned for, based on what the Getty pic shows.
October 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Here’s a (very) rough sketch of what I think the overall situation of the #EpsteinBallroom might be planned for, based on what the Getty pic shows.
Yeah, @washingtonpost.com can do better here. We should not be made to guess ☹️
In @gettyimages.com pic it shows nearly down to intersection of two roadways inside grounds, and along the length of the prominent white sidewalk.
Looks right up on a sentry or gate building, ~30 ft. from Executive Ave.
In @gettyimages.com pic it shows nearly down to intersection of two roadways inside grounds, and along the length of the prominent white sidewalk.
Looks right up on a sentry or gate building, ~30 ft. from Executive Ave.
October 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Yeah, @washingtonpost.com can do better here. We should not be made to guess ☹️
In @gettyimages.com pic it shows nearly down to intersection of two roadways inside grounds, and along the length of the prominent white sidewalk.
Looks right up on a sentry or gate building, ~30 ft. from Executive Ave.
In @gettyimages.com pic it shows nearly down to intersection of two roadways inside grounds, and along the length of the prominent white sidewalk.
Looks right up on a sentry or gate building, ~30 ft. from Executive Ave.
I found an @gettyimages picture of one of his toy models here.
Looks like design language straight out of St. Petersburg, Russia.
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/us-news...
Looks like design language straight out of St. Petersburg, Russia.
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/us-news...
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I found an @gettyimages picture of one of his toy models here.
Looks like design language straight out of St. Petersburg, Russia.
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/us-news...
Looks like design language straight out of St. Petersburg, Russia.
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/us-news...
If anyone with more drive than me today wants to try and map out how much of the Olmsted designed White House Grounds and historic trees are being destroyed for the #EpsteinBallroom, here’s one of Trump’s little toy models via @gettyimages.com as seen in the @dailystar.co.uk.
October 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If anyone with more drive than me today wants to try and map out how much of the Olmsted designed White House Grounds and historic trees are being destroyed for the #EpsteinBallroom, here’s one of Trump’s little toy models via @gettyimages.com as seen in the @dailystar.co.uk.