Find a Partnership Contact
The right Forest Service partnership contact will depend on the partner’s focus area. For geography-specific projects, a local contact may be the best fit, while topic-specific projects might benefit from connecting with a regional or national representative. Our national office can help facilitate connections if general Forest Service information and contacts are not sufficient.
The National Partnership Office plays a pivotal role in fostering collaboration across the Forest Service, strengthening our ability to better meet the goals of our work and provide services for a broad spectrum of people. The national team also works to cultivate national-level partnerships with the private sector for the benefit agency priorities.
The National Partnership Office has three programmatic focus areas.
These align hiring authorities for emerging professionals to increase USDA Forest Service jobs. Programs include the Resource Assistants Program, Youth Conservation Corps, Public Lands Corps, Indian Youth Service Corps, and many other internship and scholarship opportunities.
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Learn more about our internships: Careers | US Forest Service (usda.gov)
Secure Rural Schools - Supports community-driven conservation and restoration work on America's forests and grasslands, such as funding for schools and roads, community-directed forest and watershed improvement projects, and wildfire protection planning.
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Partnership Support - Facilitates agency-wide partnership structure, coordination, and capacity-building. By working closely with partnership practitioners across the country, this team keeps an active handle on partnership trends, challenges, and opportunities. The team’s work consists primarily of network building and management, resource and training development, and direct consultation with units.
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Markets and Private Sector, which includes Conservation Finance and Carbon Partnerships:
Conservation Finance - Leads the way in positioning the agency to leverage external capital for priority projects. This team brings innovative funding and financing approaches to bear on the agency’s biggest challenges, including wildfire risk, watershed health, and recreation infrastructure.
Carbon Partnerships - co-led by the National Partnership Office and Office of Sustainability and Climate with support from numerous Forest Service Program Areas – exploring how the Forest Service can leverage external funds, through partnerships, for carbon projects on National Forest System lands.
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General Forest Service information and contacts
The Forest Service has more than 39,000 employees nationwide. Here are some ways to find them: