FS Speeches

Recent speeches by Forest Service leaders highlight the agency’s interest in valuing ecosystem services through private, market-based mechanisms. Read some of these speeches, below, and learn what we’re saying about ecosystem services.

Associate Chief Sally Collins

Conserving, Protecting, and Enhancing Forests on a Landscape Scale
National Association of State Foresters Annual Meeting: September 29, 2008

Sally Collins on the State of American Forests
An EarthSky Extended Podcast: September 15, 2008

Getting Outside the Echo Chamber: Challenges in Leadership
Wisconsin DNR Division of Forestry 2008 Statewide Meeting: January 29, 2008

Urban Forestry in America Today
Partners in Community Forestry National Conference: November 14, 2007

Forest Trends: Ownership, Markets, and Ecosystem Services
Gravure Association of America 2007 Environmental Workshop: June 21, 2007

Ecosystem Services: A New Perspective on Forestry
National Silviculture Workshop: May 7, 2007

Forestry in Transition: a Market Vision for Ecosystem Services
Pacific Forest Trust Annual Dinner: December 7, 2006

The Forest Service’s Role in Markets for Ecosystem Services
9th Katoomba Group meeting: June 8, 2006

Water Quality Trading: the Forestry Connection
2nd National Water Quality Trading Conference: May 23, 2006

Partnerships for Ecosystem Services
International Association for Fish and Wildlife Agencies Meeting: February 21, 2006

The Future of Public Land Management
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Federal Lands Committee Meeting: February 3, 2006

Trends Affecting Forestry in the United States
National Association of State Foresters Annual Meeting: October 3, 2005

Putting Natural Capital to Work
A New Currency for Conservation workshop: May 18, 2005

The Future of Partnering with the Forest Service ( PDF, 38 KB)
National Association of Conservation Districts Annual Meeting: February 8, 2005

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Chief Abigail Kimbell

Managing Forests in an Era of Climate Change: Perspectives from the U.S. Forest Service
2008 IUFRO Conference on Climate Change Adaptation: August 25, 2008

Looking Ahead in Forestry: Expanding our Context in a Changing World
Louisiana Tech University Lloyd P. Blackwell Lecture Series: May 8, 2008

The Future of Outdoor Recreation and Lands: Business Leadership Makes a Difference
REI Leadership Conference: March 14, 2008

Forest Management and Climate Change Response
8th National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment: January 16, 2008

How is Globalization Affecting America's Forests - And What Can We Do?
Society of American Foresters Annual Meeting: October 24, 2007

People and Forests: Connecting the Dots on the Landscape
National Association of State Foresters Annual Meeting: September 17, 2007

Climate Change, Kids, and Forests: What's the Connection?
Society of Environmental Journalists Annual Conference: September 7, 2007

Keeping Places to Hunt and Fish
Outdoor Writers of America Annual Meeting: June 16, 2007

The Future of Forest Research in the United States
International Union of Forest Research Organizations conference: April 18, 2007

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Former Chief Dale Bosworth

Climate Change and the Future of Forestry
North American Forest Commission, 23rd Session: October 23, 2006

Sustaining America's Forests: Challenges and Opportunities
National Association of State Foresters Annual Meeting: September 18, 2006

In the Spirit of Earth Day: Connecting People to the Land
University of California, Berkeley, Earth Day event: April 22, 2006

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Former USDA Secretary Mike Johanns

Remarks As Prepared by The Hon. Mike Johanns, Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture, Innovations In Land and Resource Governance
White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation: August 29, 2005