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WFW Newsletter - Monthly ::
March 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

Wildlife Award Winners

Get the full story at our WFW Awards page or our WFW March Newsletter
North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference

Lloyd Swift, Sr: Jim Claar
Jack Adams: Thomas Skinner and Mary Sue Fisher
FS-BLM Conservation Partner: Bat Conservation International (accepted by Ed Arnett)
FS-BLM Conservation Project: West-slope Bighorn Mountains Cooperative Initiative (accepted by Melanie Woolever and Steve Ferrell)

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Elk Country Award: Wildlife Habitat Management Achievement - Modoc NF
Elk Country Award: Individual Achievement - Melanie Woolever, R2, Wildlife Program Leader
Elk Country Award: Partnership Achievement - Mark Henjum, Umatilla National Forest

National Wild Turkey Federation

Habitat Management Projects

Group Habitat Project award: Enoree Ranger District/Sumter NF (Beth LeMaster - District Ranger)

Habitat Management Program

Individual Habitat Program award - Danny Waldon, Lincoln NF
Group Habitat Program award - Dave Zalunardo, Anne Roberts, Monty Gregg and the stewardship group of the Deschutes and Ochoco NFs
Group Habitat Program award - Dave Newhouse, Heather Keogh, Chris M. Schumacher, Phillip Huber and Christopher L. Williams, Huron-Manistee NF.

Partnership Achievement

2009 Individual Project Achievement award - Rob Hoelscher, Green Mountain and Finger Lakes NFs.
2009 Group Partnership Achievement award - Organizers of the Wheelin' Sportsmen Savannah River Site Mobility Impaired Hunt.

Conservation Education

2009 Conservation Education Award - Becky Ewing and Kari Kirschbaum, Ironton Ranger District/Wayne NF, partnered with the local chapter of the NWTF.

Heritage Leadership Award

2009 Heritage and Leadership award: Corbin Newman, the Southwestern Regional Forester.

Award Winners:

Jack Adams Award 2009: Mary Sue Fisher and Thomas Skinner
Lloyd Swift Sr. Award 2009: Jim Claar
Elk Country Award 2009, Wildlife Habitat Mangement Achievement: Modoc NF
Elk Country Award 2009, Individual Achievement: Melanie Woolever
Elk Country Award 2009, Partnership Achievement: Mark Henjum
NWTF 2009, Group Habitat Project Award: Enore RD/Sumter NF
NWTF 2009, Individual Habitat Program Award: Danny Waldon
NWTF 2009, Group Habitat Program Award: Deschutes NF & Ochoco NF
NWTF 2009, Group Habitat Program Award: Huron-Manistee NF
NWTF 2009, Indivdiual Project Achievement Award: Rob Hoelscher
NWTF 2009, Group Partnership Achievement Award: Wheelin' Sportsmen (FS was an event sponsor)
NWTF 2009, Conservation Education Award: Becky Ewing and Kari Kirschbaum
NWTF 2009, Heritage and Leadership Award: Corbin Newman
2008/7th annual Mule Deer Conservation Award: Dixie NF - Nate Yorgason, Devin Johnson, Ron Rodriguez, and Tyler Johnson
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

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Photograph: little girl at national fishing dayin Washington DC, laughing and showing her worm on a hook. 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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