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2023 Chief's Awards

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The Chief’s Honor Awards recognize accomplishments of Forest Service individuals and teams throughout our agency and their contributions to the communities and country we serve. As an agency, our employees face enormous challenges in fulfilling our mission, particularly in the face of the climate crisis and the increasing threat of wildfire affecting many of our national forests, grasslands and…
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Chief Moore marks 30 years of collaboration with Indonesia

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Chief Moore with Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya in her office. Photo courtesy of Ministry of Environment and Forestry. WASHINGTON, D.C.— Chief Randy Moore marked over 30 years of collaboration with Indonesian counterparts in a recent visit to the world’s largest island…
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Chief Randy Moore testimony: Save Our Sequoias

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WASHINGTON, DC—On Wednesday, May 10, Chief Randy Moore testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources as part of the "Save Our Sequoias" Act hearing. This act is designed to provide comprehensive response to threats facing giant sequoias by improving interagency coordination, expediting forest restoration projects and using science-based analysis to identify areas of…
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Alaska Region wins department and agency awards for listening first

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OneUSDA team members accepting the Secretary’s Honor Award in Washington D.C., including (left to right) Julia Hnilicka, USDA Rural Development state director of Alaska; Chad VanOrmer, Alaska Region deputy regional forester; Barb Miranda, Southeast Alaska Sustainability Strategy coordinator, Alaska Region,…
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Chief's Awards recognize employee excellence [VIDEO]

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2023 Chief's Awards Ceremony from USDA Forest Service on Wistia.Washington, D.C.—Forest Service leadership and employees joined together virtually this week to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of Forest Service individuals and teams across the U.S. and their contributions to the communities and country we serve. The ceremony was hosted by Work Environment and Performance Office Chief…
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Leadership Biographies

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Tom Schultz21st Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz is Chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, leading a workforce of approximately 33,000 employees that sustainably manages 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands, supports the world’s largest wildland fire and forestry research…
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