Librarians' Corner—Fall reading list: e-book access
All Forest Service employees are welcome to join the National Forest Service Library's upcoming Librarians' Corner Lunch and Learn session.Connect with our expert team to discover cutting-edge tools and databases brought to you by the National Forest Service Library program.In this session we will highlight newly available e-books. The collection includes resources on biodiversity, forest…
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Webinar: National Forest Management Act 50th anniversary
The 50th anniversary of the National Forest Management Act webinar will take place on Thursday, Oct 22, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET to commemorate 50 years since its signing.The Ecosystem Management Coordination staff is hosting this webinar on Teams. The webinar is for Forest Service planners and other interested employees on the background and history of Land Management Planning under the law and…
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Discover JSTOR: Training and employee access
The National Forest Service Library will not host a Librarians’ Corner session in October. In place of this month’s session, staff are encouraged to explore Journal Storage, more commonly known as JSTOR, and its online training.JSTOR is a digital library with academic journals, eBooks, images, research reports…
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Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) Self-Paced Training
This collection of self-paced training videos follows the curriculum of our National Training Guide (09/30/2021, PDF, 2.7 MB). This guide is available in the “…/Training Guides” subfolder in the location where you installed the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) Software on your computer. If you are new to the FVS, we suggest viewing the first several modules in order. If you are familiar with the…
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Training before the fire: Where preparation meets the line
The orange cones are set, and the clock starts running. Inside the cab of a Forest Service fire engine, a firefighter from Wyoming grips the wheel and begins running the truck backward through a course called the dogleg.A one minute and 30 second time limit. Don't hit the cones.This is the Rocky Mountain Engine Academy at the City of Aurora Public Safety Training Center in Aurora, Colorado. For…
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National Forest Service Library: Video overview
The National Forest Service Library will not host a Librarians’ Corner in August. In lieu of a Librarians' Corner in August, the library is highlighting our microlearning videos, available on the library’s SharePoint site.These short videos provide quick overviews of a variety of library resources and services…