Around the Forest Service: January 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Smokey Bear and USDA Forest Service packers and mules were up before dawn getting ready to take their stroll down historic Colorado Boulevard for the 135th Rose Parade.For over 50 years, through partnerships, national forests and grasslands across the country, the Endangered Species Act has helped prevent 99% of all fish, wildlife and plants from going extinct.The Forest Service…
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Know your leaders: Angela Coleman
WASHINGTON, D.C.—You know Associate Chief Angela Coleman, but do you know about her path to becoming the leader she is today? Her Forest Service career spans over 30 years, with positions ranging from regional communications director to deputy regional forester to deputy chief of two deputy areas.Watch this USDA video to learn more about Coleman, what she values and what football has taught her.…
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Feds Feed Families: Gleaning, admin time
Hello, Forest Service FFF Champions!Thank you for stepping up to Fight Hunger and Give Hope. The Feds Feed Families campaign continue to address the issue of food insecurity by providing federal employees an opportunity to unite and give in-kind donations – food, service, and time – to food…
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FS Talks: The Packers Way – A guide to better customer service
FS Talks: The Packers Way, Jennifer Ark.WISCONSIN—Eastern Region employees tuned into another FS Talks to learn from the legendary Green Bay Packers about how they continue to up their customer service game.Jennifer Ark, director of Stadium Services with the Green Bay Packers, oversees the fan experience—from stadium tours to the Packers Hall of Fame, Guest Services, Shareholder Services and more…
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Delivering recreation into the future
WASHINGTON, DC—“Recreation is by large the largest economic driver off of national forests, contributing more than $13.7 billion to America’s GDP and supporting more than 161,000 jobs. However, we have a budget and resources that are dwarfed by many of our other programs. This past year the Forest Service began a national strategy, an action plan effort called Reimagine Recreation. Many of today’…
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Heighten your situational awareness with WildfireSAFE
Be Prepared with the WildfireSAFE App.COLORADO – As Matt Jolly explains the WildfireSAFE mobile app during a webinar, you can hear his email pinging in the background—slowly at first, but soon increasing to a rapid-fire pace. “Oh,” he chuckles. “People are registering for the app in real time, and I get an email every time they do.”The symphony of pings attests to the attractive…