Shared Stewardship Produced Abundant Benefits on the Modoc National Forest
The Modoc National Forest and Modoc County Farm Bureau had a fruitful year of shared stewardship.
Building upon a long history of partnership, and the deep ties Modoc County has to the Modoc National Forest, the Bureau and forest had many successes this year while collaborating on projects of mutual interest.
Through this partnership, temporary employees are promptly found and hired to meet critical needs on the forest, especially when vacancies or turnover impact the effective and efficient carry out work on the ground.
As a non-governmental organization composed of many long-term county residents, the Bureau is well positioned to facilitate temporary skill placement expediently and locally.
“The short-term employees bring vital workforce support and expertise to the Forest,” said Chris Bielecki, U.S. Forest Service engineer. “With the help of the Bureau, we had great success this past year and were able to hire over 40 temporary employees supporting nearly every program.”
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