Partnerships
Collaboration and partnerships are the way of the future in managing the nation’s forests and grasslands. The U.S. Forest Service’s fundamental mission is to sustain the health, and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. To accomplish this mission, the Forest Service partners with land management agencies across all levels of government, with nonprofit and for-profit entities, and with local communities.
Increasingly, the Forest Service’s role is to bring these groups and individuals together to restore, manage and better understand ecosystems and their processes through on-the-ground, community-based projects. A partnered or collaborative approach builds commitment to projects and ownership of the results and helps diverse groups find common interests and leverage resources to get work done. Together, we can accomplish far more than we could alone.
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National Forest Foundation
The National Forest Foundation was created by Congress in 1992 to be the official non-profit partner of the USDA Forest Service. Its mission is to engage Americans in community-based and national programs that promote the health and public enjoyment of the National Forest System, and to administer private gifts of funds and land for the benefit of the National Forests.
Dorena Genetic Resource Center
The Dorena Genetic Resource Center is the Forest Service's regional service center for genetics in the Pacific Northwest. The Center houses disease resistance breeding programs for trees, a native plant development program, and the National Tree Climbing Program. The Center works extensively with partners within the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and other organizations across the country to conduct its studies and to share its knowledge and materials.
Learn more about partnerships from the USDA Forest Service's Partnership Resource Center.