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Remembering Yasmeen Sands

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Yasmeen Sands, leader and a trailblazer, leaves behind a legacy of dedication and professionalism. Yasmeen Sands began her Forest Service career at the Pacific Northwest Research Station in 1999 as an office automation clerk. She was a teenager, hired through a cooperative education program as she began her…
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Remembering Teresa Hollingsworth

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Forest Service scientist Teresa Hollingsworth was passionate about her work. (USDA Forest Service photo) Last week, the Forest Service lost a brilliant scientist, influential leader and dear colleague, Teresa Hollingsworth.Teresa began her Forest Service career in 2002 at the Pacific Northwest Research…
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Mann Gulch remembered

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The new Mann Gulch sign in 2024. (USDA photo by Steven Miller)  MASSACHUSETTS — Seventy-five years after the historic Mann Gulch fire tragedy in the rugged forests of Montana, a solemn ceremony was held on Aug. 4, 2024, in Plymouth, Mass., at St. Joseph’s Cemetery to honor one of the fallen victims.…
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