The Wilderness Story
"A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.”Aldo Leopold, a former Forest Service ranger and supervisor who in 1924 convinced the agency to protect as wilderness 500,000 acres of the Gila National Forest in New Mexico. It became the agency’s first officially designated wilderness area. Leopold went…
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Forest Stewardship Program State Coordinators
State/AffiliationNameEmail AddressAlabamaDarci DeBrunnerdarci.debrunner@forestry.alabama.govAlaskaNate Wilson nate.wilson@alaska.govAmerican SamoaSimon Stowerss.stowers@amsamoa.eduDenis J. Sened.sene@amsamoa.eduArizonaAmanda Webbawebb@dffm.az.govArkansasEric Myerseric.myers@arkansas.govCaliforniaStew McMorrowstewart.mcmorrow@fire.ca.govPeter Leuzingerpeter.leuzinger@fire.ca.govColoradoErik…
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National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) is a Congressionally designated advisory council to the Secretary of Agriculture on urban forestry and related issues. The 1990 Farm Bill created NUCFAC to bring together the wide variety of voices raised about a common concern: the present health and future preservation of America's urban forests. NUCFAC was founded to…
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How the Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) Program Works
The Urban and Community Forestry Program provides technical, financial, research and educational services to local government, non profit organizations community groups, educational institutions, and tribal governments. The program is delivered through its legislative partners, the state forestry agencies in 59 states and US territories. Three national themes provide a framework for this work:…
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Urban and Community Forestry Program
About the Urban and Community Forestry ProgramThe Urban and Community Forestry Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is the only Federal program dedicated to growing and maintaining urban and community trees, forests, and green spaces. Authorized under the Cooperative…