It has been about eight years since a fire on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest was big enough to call in an incident management team. Yet, forest employees spend time every year practicing different scenarios, testing how their team will respond to incidents. To be ready for the season, two of the major training scenarios coordinated for the Caribou-Targhee National Forest included working with many of the forest’s cooperating agencies to identify barriers that may unintentionally stand in the way of effective wildfire response. To read more about how they prepare for a busy fire season, visit https://lnkd.in/gsGQXGvz.
USDA Forest Service
Government Administration
Washington, DC 225,190 followers
Caring for the land and serving people.
About us
The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres (780,000 km2). Major divisions of the agency include the National Forest System, State and Private Forestry, and the Research and Development branch. The mission of the Forest Service is "To sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations." Its motto is "Caring for the land and serving people." As the lead Federal agency in natural resource conservation, the US Forest Service provides leadership in the protection, management, and use of the Nation’s forest, rangeland, and aquatic ecosystems. The agency's ecosystem approach to management integrates ecological, economic, and social factors to maintain and enhance the quality of the environment to meet current and future needs. Through implementation of land and resource management plans, the agency ensures sustainable ecosystems by restoring and maintaining species diversity and ecological productivity that helps provide recreation, water, timber, minerals, fish, wildlife, wilderness, and aesthetic values for current and future generations of people.
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https://www.fs.usda.gov/
External link for USDA Forest Service
- Industry
- Government Administration
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1905
- Specialties
- Forestry, Recreation, Watershed, Wildlife, Fisheries, Timber, Wilderness, national forests, fire, environment, Wildfire, and climate
Locations
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Primary
1400 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20227, US
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3900 Masthead NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109, US
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201 14th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024, US
Employees at USDA Forest Service
Updates
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Sustainability is at the heart of the Forest Service mission. Improving the sustainability of agency operations is one way we strive to address the climate crisis and unintended negative environmental impacts to communities. The National Sustainable Operations Strategy we just published complements the work being done through agency land management actions to enhance climate resilience and steward carbon and other ecosystem services on the landscape. You can read the full strategy at https://lnkd.in/gTziyJDt.
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📢 Exciting news! EPA has announced the selection of 38 organizations to receive over $3.6 million in funding for environmental education grant projects. Learn more about these inspiring projects dedicated to nurturing a greener future ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gPKnpJrz
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It's #NationalForestWeek and we're celebrating all the ways National Forests and Grasslands enrich lives. The challenge is how do you find your AWEsome on a National Forest or Grassland? From wildlife habitat to research data — national forests are integral all life.
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It's #NationalForestWeek and we think national forests deserve to be recognized for the many things they do for us. Here are just a few ways national forests benefit us all.
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As a resource advisor hydrologist, Nicole Bringolf puts her skills to use protecting water sources and developing fire suppression techniques. She has been deaf since 1 year old, but that not stopped her from responding to wildfires and achieving her dreams. https://lnkd.in/dFF43YUD #DisabilityPrideMonth
Deaf and Dedicated on the Fireline | US Forest Service
fs.usda.gov
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It's #NationalForestWeek, one of our favorite weeks! This year, the challenge is to find your AWEsome on a National Forest or Grassland.
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The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is working collaboratively with partners such as Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization with a long history of partnering with the Forest Service across Oregon and northern California to provide ecological forestry workforce training programs and help lead community watershed restoration projects. Working through Lomakatsi’s Tribal Youth Ecological Forestry Training Program, the inter-tribal crew is comprised of enrolled members of the neighboring Klamath Tribes, Pit River Tribe, and Fort Bidwell Paiute Tribe. Get the full story at https://lnkd.in/garNghq2
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#DYK the role national forests play in providing drinking water?
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It's #NationalForestWeek. Every July, the National Forest Foundation celebrates all the ways National Forests and Grasslands care for and inspire us during National Forest Week™.