Bridge Builders Coffee Talk: Working with faith-based and neighborhood partnerships
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Are you hoping to expand your partnership horizons to reach representative, well-organized, community-serving institutions? Join the Bridge Builders on Dec. 12th for a 30-minute, coffee hour presentation on partnering with faith-based and neighborhood partnerships. Samantha Joseph and Alex Cordova, director and deputy director of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood…
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September 2024 Chief's all-employee call | Budget, hiring update
Yesterday, employees joined Chief Moore for an all-employee call to discuss budget and hiring topics.Following an introduction from Chief of Staff Jaelith Hall-Rivera, the Chief discussed the Forest Service budget and hiring discussions and decisions. He began by acknowledging the tremendous effort put forth by Forest Service employees during this extreme fire year. He also acknowledged the role…
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2024 Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing program
Aug. 8, 2024 Update: Expanded Mental Health Resources for Federal Wildland Fire Personnel
Deputy Chief John Crockett, State, Private, and Tribal Forestry
We all know that wildland firefighting is a tough and physically dangerous job. But what often doesn’t get talked about enough is the mental toll it takes…
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CNNF joined forces to share community development resources and information
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Public Affairs Officer Veronica Hinke provides information about available grant funds to community leaders during the Rural Partners Network “Progress Through Action” workshop in Rothschild, Wisconsin on June 13. (Photo courtesy of Chad Atkinson, mitigation section…
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Forest Service joins forces to restore habitats, support wildfire crisis strategy
A masticator prepares to grind and chew up brush in the Mule Deer Foundation project area on June 20, 2024. A keystone agreement between MDF and the Forest Service will result in the mastication of 2,314 acres of surface fuels over the next three months on the Tonto National Forest Globe Ranger District in…
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Forest Service partners in New Jersey wildfire fuel break projects
Fire personnel detail the prescribed fire process for local news reporters. (USDA Forest Service photo by Tim Regan)
NEW JERSEY—The USDA Forest Service recently contributed to two forest fuel break projects to reduce the growing threat of wildfire in New Jersey.“They had a major fire in the state last July…