Partnerships

Partnerships increase the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands' stewardship
capacity by connecting people within communities and meeting mutual natural
resource goals. Today, collaboration has become essential to fulfilling the Forest
Service mission of "Caring for the land and serving people". Communities,
private landowners, corporations, non-profit organizations and citizens are critical
components. They help develop long-range management plans, carry out
conservation and stewardship projects and provide natural resource goods and
services. Partnerships result in benefits to communities and the Forest Service.
Recent agency initiatives such as the National Fire Plan and the Healthy Forest
Initiative are excellent examples of partnerships in action.