Welcome to the Forest Service - Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Air & Rare Plants program web site. We cover a wide variety of topics and we are located across the nation. Our staff provides support and coordination to the public and the agency regions, forests and districts.

This web site will give you a taste of our diversity and is designed for our various customers. We laid things out by topic with multiple paths to each topic.

If you want to understand our administrative layout select the "staff" link on the left hand navigations. The search engine takes you through the whole agency, not just our staff pages. If you want to find specific staffs, you need to add the word "staff" to the search. Or try "advanced" searches once you have done your initial search. You are also welcome to contact any of our staff or web site administrator directly.

Our official staff acronym is WFW. You may also see WFWARP on some of our pages or in communication with staff members.

WFW Newsletter - Monthly ::
NOVEMBER POSTED

THANK YOU PARTNERS!

To all our Partners -- Thank you for your hard work

• implementing these conservation projects;
• planning future projects;
• developing partnerships; and
• reporting your accomplishments and opportunities.

The Partnership Report, the Find a Photo library, and WFRP-MS, available on the internet, would not be possible without our partners' work. These tools and products will help accomplish more conservation work, and focus more effectively on work where several partners - and potential partners - share objectives.

The Deputy Chief of the National Forest System is officially announcing the availability of these three internet tools/products for use by both partners and the general public in this downloadable letter. This letter is being shared directly with our partners through our national, regional, forest and district program leaders and biologists.

Partner Letter:
Thank You - 3 Tools/Products Announcement

PDF 48.8 KB
Word DOC 53.5 KB

Climate Change

FS Climate Change Resource Center
Information and Tools

FS Climate Change, Water and Kids
Emphasis Comments by FS Chief

Call for Nominations - Jack Adams, Lloyd Swift, and FS-BLM Conservation Awards
Due Date: January 30, 2009

It is time to recognize outstanding, sustained employee performance in Forest Service fish and wildlife conservation by preparing nominations for the Jack Adams and Lloyd W. Swift Sr. Awards. Nominees should typify the characteristics and qualities of Jack Adams and Lloyd W. Swift Sr., as described in the enclosed award descriptions and nomination criteria.

This is also a request for three nominations for the Forest Service-Bureau Land Management (FS-BLM) awards. These awards recognize exemplary conservation efforts for fisheries, wildlife, and native plants. This year the Karl Urban Celebrating Wildflowers Award will be presented along with the Conservation Leadership Partner and the Conservation Project annual awards.

Call Letter 26 KB pdf

Descriptions/Nomination Information 58 KB pdf

Award Winners:

• 2008 USDA Secretary's Honor Award - Kids in the Woods Inter-Deputy Team (KIW-Team); Rhonda Stewart and Rick Henderson from the WFW staff were on the team.
• 2007 Wagon Wheel Gap Hydrologist Award: Mark Story, Forest Hydrologist, Water & Air Program Leader, Gallatin NF - Northern Region (R1)
• 2008 Aquatic Awards: more information...
• 2008 National Field Soil Scientist Award: Debora Page-Dumroese, Thomas Rice and Ann Abbott
• Answer the Call 2008 - Outstanding Volunteer Award: Jay Cox, Patoka Hills (IN) Chapter of Quail Unlimited
• Answer the Call 2008: Gary Rotta, Plumas NF
• Answer the Call 2008 - PNW Partnership Recognition: Dave Zalunardo, USFS Pacific Northwest Regional Representative
• FS - BLM Conservation Leadership Partner Award 2008: National Wild Turkey Federation
• Jack Adams Award 2008: Norm Weiland
• Lloyd Swift Senior Award 2008: Tom L. Darden
• Elk Country Award 2007 - Land Protection: Dakota Prairie Grasslands for Elkhorn Ranch Project
• Elk Country Award 2007 Recipient - Individual Achievement: Jeff Bohler
• Mule Deer Conservation: Steve Blatt
• 2006 Wagon Wheel Gap Awards: Greg Bevenger, Al Todd, and Mike Furniss

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Dig It
The Smithsonian's Dig It - Secrets of Soil is a big success. Not coming to Washington DC before 2010? Visit it online.
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