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
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
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
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
Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/ecosystemservices/speeches.shtml
Updated: November 13, 2008 11:14 AM