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Alaska launches online subsistence tool

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ALASKA— Southeast Alaska subsistence users have a new tool to help them better allocate valuable time and resources for fishing and hunting. Tongass National Forest’s subsistence dashboard provides all the information harvesters need in a single resource.Subsistence program manager Robert Cross noted that the tool was created in response to feedback and requests by tribal organizations and…
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Net Positive for Nature on National Forests

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Across the West, lands are scarred with reminders of overuse and undermanagement. A century of fire suppression has resulted in unhealthy and overstocked forests. The cost to treat an acre of land can range from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. This leaves private landowners and government agencies faced with a financial limbo — who is paying for all of this and how?As the…
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Webinar: Launching the National Sustainable Operations Strategy

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—All employees are invited to the launch of the National Sustainable Operations Strategy.Join us July 11 at 2 p.m. ET for this event, which will give employees a chance to learn more about the strategy.Chief Randy Moore will kick off the webinar.Registration is required.  
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Employment in the Forest Products Sector, 2020

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Sustainability Indicator 6.36 synthesizes research findings about forest sustainability in the United States based on the Montréal Process Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests. It is one of 54 indicator reports that serve as the foundation for “National Report on Sustainable Forests, 2020” (FS-1217).
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Total and Per Capita Consumption of Nonwood Forest Products, 2018

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Sustainability Indicator 6.29 synthesizes research findings about forest sustainability in the United States based on the Montréal Process Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests. It is one of 54 indicator reports that serve as the foundation for “National Report on Sustainable Forests, 2020” (FS-1217).
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Value of Nonwood Forest Products Produced or Collected, 2018

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Sustainability Indicator 6.26 synthesizes research findings about forest sustainability in the United States based on the Montréal Process Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests. It is one of 54 indicator reports that serve as the foundation for “National Report on Sustainable Forests, 2020” (FS-1217).
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