Empower your career: Take the Program & Project Management training survey
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Are you a program or project manager looking to enhance your skills and stay up-to-date with the latest trends in the industry? Do you want access to valuable training opportunities that can help you excel in your role? The United States Department of Agriculture is collecting training needs from all program and…
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Forest Service-funded Connecticut landowner training project earns national recognition
Master Woodland Manager Program trainees at the Connecticut DEEP sawmill. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Merow, Connecticut Forests and Parks Association.
CONNECTICUT—Two national organizations recently recognized an innovative Forest Service-funded woodland owner training program in…
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Be an ambassador for change: This is Who We Are workshops, refreshers
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Do you want to help create change in the agency? Become a peer ambassador to strengthen the ties of This is Who We Are content to mission delivery and integrate it into the fabric of our operations. Ambassador spots are open to employees nationwide.From 2019 to 2023, we focused on foundational This is Who We Are…
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Incident Command System training builds interagency partnerships across western Balkans
First responders from across Bosnia and Herzegovina gather around a sand table to work through response challenges and interagency responses. USDA Forest Service photo.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—How do you practice situational assessments and plan courses of action? Use a sand table. Sand table exercises work the…
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Maintain travel card privileges: Complete training by 12/31
WASHINGTON, DC—Employees with travel cards should have noticed a travel card training requirement on their AgLearn to-do list. This training is an important requirement for all employees who travel in support of the Forest Service mission. Travel card training provides employees information regarding their roles and responsibilities…
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Webinar: Battery-powered chainsaw evaluation
Ted Etter, electronic engineer for the National Technology and Development Program, measures the sound levels of a battery-powered chainsaw by using a sound level meter while a sawyer makes a test cut through a log. Sound lever meters measure the decibels of sound produced from the machine, one of the many…