Partnerships
Our partners include land management agencies across all levels of government, nonprofit and for-profit entities, and communities. Since the agency’s founding in 1905, partnerships have made significant contributions to our nation’s natural resource management.
Partnerships 101
Our Partnerships 101 page is a good place to start. It outlines steps, issues and resources for partnering with us.
COVID-19 Grants & Agreements Updates
Forest Service continues to monitor and examine the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The documents below provide updated guidance on related impacts to the Grants and Agreements (G&A) community.
Partner Highlight
National Forest Foundation
Chartered by Congress, the National Forest Foundation (NFF) was created in 1993 with a simple mission: bring people together to restore and enhance our National Forests and Grasslands. As the nonprofit partner of the U.S. Forest Service, we work with the agency and thousands of Americans each year to promote the health and public enjoyment of our 193-million-acre National Forest System. We believe that communities should play a leading role in determining the future of our National Forests and Grasslands, so we focus our efforts on connecting these communities, and the people who comprise them, to the tools, knowledge, and funding to become active and devoted stewards of this incredible public estate.
National Forest Foundation’s Ski Conservation Fund
The NFF’s Stewardship Funds provide a chance for guests to support the places they play. These unique programs collect voluntary donations from guests and invest those funds back into the National Forest where the lodge or ski resort operates.
The National Forest Foundation’s Ski Conservation Fund gives ski areas and lodges an easy way for guests to be stewards of the lands they enjoy. Ski-related businesses collect small, voluntary donations from their guests to support conservation and restoration work on local National Forests. Together with businesses and forest visitors, we meet local conservation challenges—whether improving wildlife habitat, securing riverbanks, planting native seeds, or fixing trails. every dollar contributed by guests is matched by the NFF with $0.50, which increases the impact of this signature program.
The National Forest Foundation’s Forest Stewardship Fund gives non-ski-related lodges an easy way for guests to be stewards of the lands they enjoy. Lodges collect small, voluntary donations from their guests to support conservation and restoration projects on local National Forests. The NFF pools these contributions and invests the funds with local conservation organizations to accomplish restoration work on the National Forest near each participating lodge
National Get Outdoors Day
Annual National Get Outdoors Day Event that occurs the first Saturday in June. Partners included: The Coleman Company, Vail Resorts, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the National Park Service, Colorado Department of Education, US Department of Health and Human Services and numerous others from the Get Outdoors Colorado collaborative. The primary goal of this collaborative is to connect kids and their families to nature and healthy active outdoor lifestyles.