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USDA Forest Service
State and Private Forestry
Overview of the
Northeastern Area State and
Private Forestry
Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Forest Service
State and Private Forestry
Introduction
We work with a diverse group of partners to
protect, conserve, and manage forests,
community trees, and related resources.
USDA Forest Service
State and Private Forestry
This presentation will cover:
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USDA Forest Service
State and Private Forestry National Priorities
Northeast and Midwest--NA S&PF
Vision and strategic plan
Programs
Roles of support staffs
Core commitments and daily operations
Contacts for information
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State and Private Forestry
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National Forest System
Research
International Forestry
State and Private Forestry
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State and Private Forestry
State and Private Forestry
National Priorities
 Conserve and manage working forest
landscapes for multiple values and uses
 Protect forests from threats
 Enhance public benefits from trees and
forests
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State and Private Forestry
The Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry (NA S&PF)
serves the 20 Northeast and Midwest States and the District
of Columbia.
The Wood Education and Resource Center also works outside this region.
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State and Private Forestry
Why the Northeast and Midwest region?
The most heavily forested and densely populated
 172 million acres of forest land
 125 million people (41 % of the U.S. population)
 Nearly 5 million family forest owners
 441,000 workers in forest-based businesses
The most privately owned forest (92 % of the region)
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State and Private Forestry
Our Vision:
The Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry
is a conservation leader that supports forest
sustainability providing the best for both people
and the environment now and into the future. We
are collaborative, focused, adaptive, and quick to
identify and address emerging issues.
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State and Private Forestry
Strategic Plan for FY 2013-2018
 Addresses national priorities and NA S&PF
organizational effectiveness
 Supports State Priorities (Forest Action Plans)
http://www.forestactionplans.org/regions/north
eastern-region
 Implemented by States and other partners,
and by NA S&PF programs
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State and Private Forestry
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State and Private Forestry
NA S&PF Programs
 Cooperative Fire Protection
 Forest Health Protection
 Forest Legacy and Community Forest Program
 Forest Stewardship
 Urban and Community Forestry
 Wood Education and Resource Center
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State and Private Forestry
Cooperative Fire Protection
Supports flight and fire safety, firefighting, disaster response
 Trains, equips, and mobilizes volunteer firefighters
 Loans fire engines and equipment including
helicopters
 Grants funds to support hazardous fuel removal in
communities
 Supports agency role under National Response
Framework during Presidential Disaster Declarations
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State and Private Forestry
Forest Health Protection
Monitors and protects the health of forests and trees
 Develops biocontrol options to manage nonnative pests, (e.g.,
predators for hemlock woolly adelgid and mile-a-minute weed)
 Reduces damage by treating pest outbreaks (e.g., gypsy moth)
 Provides updates to the National Insect and Disease Risk Map
 Analyzes risks posed by pesticides to people and ecosystems
 Monitors and surveys for changes in forest conditions due to
insects, pathogens (e.g., thousand cankers disease and
sudden oak death), and weather events
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State and Private Forestry
Forest Legacy and
Community Forest and Open Space
Programs
Protect important forest land from conversion to other uses
 Offer financial assistance through a competitive
process
 Involve conservation easement or fee simple
acquisition
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 The two programs complement each other.
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Forest Stewardship
Works to sustain private forest land
to achieve landowner objectives and provide public benefits
 Provides GIS support to identify priority forest lands
 Writes forest management plans for priority lands
 Works with heirs to keep inherited forests as forest
 Shares technical expertise and provides educational
programs for forest landowners.
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Urban and Community Forestry
Maintains and enhances benefits from community trees and forests
 Develops local programs that care for trees
 Assesses and monitors tree canopy cover
 Plants and maintains trees in urban
watersheds
 Involves residents in tree survey and
protection
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Wood Education and Resource Center
Enhances opportunities
that sustain forest products production and jobs
 Through training and education helps the wood
industry to retain skilled workers
 Promotes the value-added utilization of wood
from urban tree removals
 Encourages sustainable use of woody biomass
for heating and energy
 Through applied research and information sharing
improves manufacturing efficiency
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Key roles of support staffs
Business and Grants Management
• Allocates funds
• Leverages resources
Office of Communications
• Handles public and legislative affairs
• Provides creative services, develops corporate products
• Coordinates and advises on Conservation Education
Office of Knowledge Management
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Maintains information databases, Internet and Intranet sites
Provides GIS services, application development
Leads forest sustainability and assessment
Facilitates planning
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Core commitments guide daily operations
Civil Rights, diversity, inclusion
 Compliance and monitoring
 Employment and program delivery
 Strengthens all people’s connection to the land
Safety Journey
 Positive learning approach
 Address unsafe practices
Sustainable operations
 Reduce our environmental footprint
 Conserve natural resources
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Summary
The Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry collaborates
with States, other Federal agencies, tribes, landowners, and other
partners to protect, conserve, and manage forests and community
trees across the 20 Northeastern and Midwestern States and the
District of Columbia. We provide leadership, technical support,
sound science, and financial assistance to help ensure that our
forests and trees continue to provide clean water, forest products,
wildlife habitat, recreation, and other benefits for present and
future generations.
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State and Private Forestry
For information …
Visit us at www.na.fs.fed.us
Contact us at
www.na.fs.fed.us/staff/index.cfm
Call our headquarters at 610-557-4103