Policy report: July 10, 2025
Welcome to the Forest Service Policy Report. Our goal is to provide updates on agency policy actions, including directives, regulations, Federal Register notices, and information collections. RECENTLY ISSUED DIRECTIVESFSM 5400 Chapter 10 Appraisals (05/15/2025)Removes reference to FSM 5412…
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Policy report: May 22, 2025
Welcome to the Forest Service Policy Report. Our goal is to provide updates on agency policy actions, including directives, regulations, Federal Register notices, and information collections. RECENTLY ISSUED DIRECTIVESFSH 5109.34 Standards for Interagency Incident Business Management,…
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Communication candor: Your rights and responsibilities
Director Chad Douglas, Office of Communication
Hello everyone, I’m Chad Douglas, communication director for the USDA Forest Service. I often receive questions about social and traditional media and employees’ rights and responsibilities. The basic principle for both: Only speak for the agency if you are authorized to do so;…
#Employees, #Directives
Update your lexicon: Indigenous Knowledge replaces Native Knowledge
Indigenous Knowledge is an important element of land management planning. Thora Padilla, president of the Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico, invites federal employees to discuss forest thinning on an area of the reservation. (USDA Forest Service photo by Preston Keres)
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The…
#Tribes, #TribalActionPlan, #IndigenousKnowledge, #Directives
Update your bookmarks: National directives website updated
WASHINGTON, D.C.—You can now easily look up manuals and handbooks published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service on our new directives webpage.The new directives webpage is designed for easy, intuitive access to Forest Service handbooks and manuals, which are used by Forest Service personnel to guide the organization…
#Directives, #Accessibility
Climbing, carbon capture policies: What are your thoughts?
WASHINGTON, DC—We want to hear from you about two proposed rules and directives currently available for public comment. Forest Service employees, as members of the public, are welcome to submit formal comments through regulations.gov. Many of you have in-depth knowledge of the real-world impacts rules and directives can have. We…