Shared Stewardship
Sunset over Little Molas lake on the San Juan National Forest near Molas Pass, south of Silverton, Colorado, along the Million Dollar Highway (U.S. 550). (U.S. Forest Service photo)
Coming Together for Tomorrow’s ForestsThe challenges facing America’s forests are urgent, and the growing momentum behind shared stewardship makes this a pivotal moment…
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Planting seeds of prevention
A custom seed mix created to reseed a fuel break on the Pine Valley Ranger District of the Dixie National Forest. (USDA Forest Service photo by Lindsey Winkel)
In a large climate-controlled warehouse in central Utah, hundreds of thousands of pounds of seed in white feed bags are stacked to…
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Shared Stewardship Case Study: Utah
In May of 2019, Utah signed a Shared Stewardship agreement with USDA. Governor Gary Herbert and USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue agreed to focus on protecting at-risk communities and important water resources from the threat of unwanted fire.
Shortly thereafter, the state and Forest Service undertook a joint mapping project using a combination of…