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Policy Report: June 13, 2022

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Welcome to the Forest Service Policy Report! Our goal is to provide weekly updates on agency policy actions, including directives and regulations. RECENTLY ISSUED DIRECTIVES The following new directives were published during the period of 06/06/2022 to 06/10/2022. Forest Service Manual 6400…
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Policy Report: May 18, 2022

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Welcome to the Forest Service Policy Report! Our goal is to provide weekly updates on agency policy actions, including directives and regulations. RECENTLY ISSUED DIRECTIVES The following new directives were published during the period of 05/09/2022 to 05/13/2022. Forest Service Handbook…
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Self-paced forest vegetation simulator training videos available online

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Lakeside Ranger District (Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest) forestry timber crew foreman Will Sari demonstrates timber cruising (measuring tree diameter, tree height and identifying defects) to assess the volume and the quality of a Ponderosa pine tree for an Arizona timber sale. USDA photo by Lance Cheung. WASHINGTON, DC—Online training is…
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Policy report: May 3, 2022

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Welcome to the Forest Service Policy Report! Our goal is to provide weekly updates on agency policy actions, including directives and regulations. RECENTLY ISSUED DIRECTIVES The following new directives were published during the period of 04/25/2022 to 04/29/2022. Forest Service Handbook…
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Right seed in the right place: Forests of the future

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Brad St. Clair on a field trip to look at Douglas fir and other rare conifers in the Sierra Madre Occidental near Durango, Mexico. Photo courtesy Sally Aitken, University of British Columbia. OREGON—Research geneticist Brad St. Clair is planning for the future. An accomplished scientist at the Pacific Northwest Research Station, St. Clair has…
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Adventurous spirits: Volunteers help address tree poaching on public lands

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Ellen Kirby (left) and Sean Yam collect black walnut samples in William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama. Photo courtesy Adventure Scientists. OREGON—Have you ever thought of pairing your next kayak trip or mountain bike excursion with data collection for environmental scientists? That’s what a group of more than 300 volunteers did when…
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