Communications
Find information to communicate about Sustainable Operations in this section.
Quick Links to the topics on this page:
- Letters From Leadership
- Open Mic Notes
- Scorecards
- Powerpoints/Presentations
- Articles/Briefing Papers/Speeches/Newsletters
- National Sustainable Operations Strategy
- Policy
- Reports
- Training and Conferences
- Links to Other Resources
- Glossary
Letters From Leadership
March
- 3/27/2009 Promote Conservation on America's Public and Private Lands [PDF]
- 3/17/2009 Bio-Preferred Program Support [RTF]
- Enclosure: Bio-Preferred Letter to Secretary of State [PDF]
- 3/13/2009 Strategic Framework Response to Climate Change - Climate Change Sustainable Operations Team [RTF]
February
Open Mic Notes
- The forum is held by conference call the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 1:00pm Eastern.
- Contact Jacqueline Emanuel at 202-205-0860 or jemanuel@fs.fed.us for access.
- Everyone is welcome to join. There will be no set agenda. All sustainable operations related topics are welcome. This is meant as a time where all FS employees can share ideas, work to avoid duplication of effort, tell each other our stories and dialog about challenges, and identify resources, opportunities and solutions.
- April 15, 2009 [RTF]
Scorecards
- 1/07 Energy [PDF]
- 1/07 Environmental Stewardship [PDF]
- 1/07 Transportation [PDF]
Powerpoints/Presentations
- Energy Savings Performance Contracts - DOE Presentation [PPT, 791 kb]
- Sustainable Operations - Our Environmental Footprint & The Climate Change Connection - Anna J. Jones-Crabtree P.E.; Ph.D.; LEED AP; Sustainable Operations Coordinator; Rocky Mountain & Northern Regions US Forest Service [PDF, 58 pages, 2.12 MB]
- BioPreferred - Making a Difference with Biobased Products [PDF, 16 pages, 218 kb]
- Electronics Initiative @ USDA [PDF, 24 pages, 783 kb]
- e-rase your e-waste!
NPARL Electronics Recycling Program [PPT, 5.72 MB]
Community Electronics Recycling Events
Articles / Briefing Papers / Speeches / Newsletters
Articles
- 04/22/09 - Protectionism And Our Forests
- 04/22/09 - The Proof Is In the Planting: USDA unveils plans for People's Garden
- 1/16/09 - The Chief's Desk: People, Places and Things [RTF]
- Archive of previous articles
Briefing Papers
- Briefing to Business Operations Deputy Chief, April 2009 [PDF]
- Sustainable Operations Status Update April 2009 [PDF]
- 08/03/2007 EPA Seeks Applications for Clean Air Excellence Awards
- 08/03/2007 EPA Releases the Draft of 2007 Report on the Environment: Highlights of National Trends
- 08/03/2007 EPA Reports Significant Energy Efficiency Opportunities for U.S. Servers and Data Centers
- Archive of previous briefing papers
Speeches
- 3/3/09 Chief's Climate Change Testimony [RTF]
- 9/7/07 Chief’s Climate Change, Kids, and Forests: What's the Connection Speech before the Society of Environmental Journalists
- Archive of previous speeches
Newsletters
National Sustainable Operations Strategy
- USDA Sustainable Building Implemenation Plan [PDF, 24 pages, 274 kb]
- 10/18/2007 Memo [PDF, 2 pages]
Policy
Acts
Executive Orders
- Executive Order 13423 [PDF]
- Executive Order Fact Sheet [PDF]
Public Laws
Reports
- Fiscal Year 2007 National Enviornmental Foot Print Report [PDF, 58 pages, 3.08 MB]
- Environmental Footprint Report Data Request [RTF, 101 kb]
- Environmental Footprint Survey Results Summary [PDF, 114 kb]
- Environmental Footprint Survey Results Responses [XLS, 530 kb]
- 2003 Summary Energy and Water [XLS, 676 kb]
- 2007 Summary Energy and Water [XLS, 658 kb]
- 2007 Fleet Report [PDF, 93 kb]
- 2006 Fleet Report [PDF, 93 kb]
- 2005 Fleet Report [PDF, 93 kb]
- 2004 Fleet Report [PDF, 93 kb]
- 2007 Trip Count [XLS, 174 kb]
- FY03 Site Metering Data
- FY07 Site Metering Data
- 12/8/2008 USDA Forest Service FY 2008 Annual Report on Energy Management [PDF]
- 11/21/2008 Final Data for Sustainable Operations Performance Measures Available in PAS [RTF]
- October 2008 Sustainable Operations Update from Jacque Myers [PDF, 10 pages, 96 kb]
- Open Space Conservation
Find the Open Space Conservation Strategy, information about the Forest on the Edge project, the new National Forests on the Edge publication, and other Forest Service Resources & Tools for Open Space Conservation.
- Woody Biomass Utilization Strategy Summary May 2008 [PDF, 4 pages, 2.08 MB]
- Greening from the Ground Up: Sustainable Operations in the Forest Service A Report on the 3-yr Investment between the Forest Service Washington Office and the Rocky Mountain Region (R2) - October 2008 [PDF, 27 pages, 805 kb]
- Archive of previously posted reports
Training and Conferences
Links to Other Resources
Other Agencies
- Office of the Federal Environmental Executive
- USDA – Sustainable Operations
www.greening.usda.gov - US Department of Energy
- US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- General Services Administration (GSA)
NGOs
- California Climate Registry
- Earthday Network
- Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
- Labs For the 21st Century
- National Forest Foundation
- Pinchot Institue for Conservation
- Sustainable Travel International
- The Forest Foundation
Glossary
- Communications Glossary [RTF]
Last Modified: 05/04/2009