Community roots, lasting impact
The Salmon-Challis National Forest is no stranger to wildfire. Its rugged terrain spans 4.3 million acres across Central Idaho with much of the land affected by fires over the past few decades.The need to accelerate reforestation has only grown. The small yet dedicated forest silviculture crew took on the main responsibility for that work. But that changed three years ago when the Salmon-Challis…
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Shared Stewardship
Urgent land management challenges like extreme wildfires, severe drought and invasive species do not recognize borders or boundary lines. Through Shared Stewardship, the Forest Service is coming together with tribal governments, states, and other partners to address these challenges and explore opportunities to improve forest health and resiliency across management jurisdictions. This…
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Shared Stewardship Agreement fuels wildfire risk reduction efforts
ARIZONA — A historic Shared Stewardship Agreement signed last month by U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment Dr. Homer Wilkes and Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs will help the USDA Forest Service accelerate the pace and scale of vital forest fuels reduction and restoration efforts across the state as part of the Wildfire Crisis Strategy in the Southwest.…
#ConfrontingTheWildfireCrisis, #SharedStewardship, #GoodNeighborAuthority, #InfrastructureInvestmentAndJobsAct, #InflationReductionAct
Stewardship agreement signed with Sierra Pacific Industries
Mark Emmerson, CEO of Sierra Pacific Industries, and Chief Randy Moore sign a master stewardship agreement. (USDA Forest Service photo by Dominic Cumberland)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The USDA Forest Service and Sierra Pacific Industries signed a 10-year master stewardship agreement in support of reforestation…
#ForestStewardship, #SharedStewardship
Air Resource Management Program - Wilderness Act
Wilderness refers to areas formally protected by the 1964 Wilderness Act or its extension to eastern lands by the 1975 Eastern Wilderness Act and to the public domain by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (PDF, 1.19 MB). See a map of all wilderness areas.The 1964 Wilderness Act identified management goals for all wilderness areas. It requires wilderness areas to be administered “…
#Air, #WildernessAct, #AirQuality, #SharedStewardship, stewardship
Historic tribal co-stewardship agreements signed in Alaska
Visitors to the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Center get a close-up view of the Mendenhall Glacier and Nugget Falls. USDA Forest Service photo by Sandiann Devaney.
ALASKA—In a groundbreaking development, the USDA Forest Service signed historic tribal co-stewardship agreements with the Central…