The US Forest Service works in partnership with public agencies, private organizations, tribes, watershed groups, volunteer organizations, nonprofit organizations, schools, and individuals to manage national forest resources. These include water, fish, trees, soil, recreation facilities, roads, terrestrial habitats, invasive weeds. 

Multiple and dynamic partnerships between the Forest Service and other entities come in the form of shared stewardship, agreements, grants, contracts, and volunteer commitments for specific projects or tasks needed to keep our forest healthy and active.

 

• Advisory Committees

  

  Citizens involvement is important to the work we do! There are a variety of ways the public can become involved in how we do our work. Resource Advisory Committees (RACs), with members from nearly every occupational and industry group and geographic location, have played an important role in accomplishing the Forest Service mission.

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• Shared Stewardship

  

  Shared Stewardship is a mind-set that gives us an opportunity to redouble our efforts, engage additional conservation and restoration partners, and produce mutually beneficial outcomes across the landscape regardless of land ownership class.

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• Grants & Agreements

  

  The Forest Service Grants & Agreements Administration & Management (GAAM) office works with state and local governments, institutions of higher learning and non-profit and for-profit organizations to diversify local economies; protect lives, homes and natural resources from uncontrolled wildland fires and assist with forest stewardship. To service public grants and provide agreements, the GAAM office works closely with program specialists in Atlanta, GA Two types of instruments: Partnership Agreements and Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Federal Financial Assistance) document relationships and activities with partners.

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• Contracting

  

  Interested in doing business with the Southern Region? You've come to the right place!

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• Partnerships

  

  With 245 million acres of forestland in the South, and 86% of it privately owned, the Southern Region of the Forest Service has a rich history working with partners to accomplish cross-boundary landscape level restoration and conservation objectives.

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• Special Hiring Authorities

  

  Federal agencies can use noncompetitive hiring authorities to hire outside the formal competitive job announcement process. Below is a brief description of some noncompetitive hiring opportunities.

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