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MODERN ISSUES REQUIRE A NEW APPROACH

Social: Health & Wellness and Connections of our Citizens to Forests

Environmental: Natural & Cultural Resource Protection

Economic: Community Economic Stability & Employment and Agency Fiscal Sustainability

“Perhaps the rebuilding of body and spirit is the greatest service derivable from our forests, for what worth are material things if we lose the character and quality of people that are the soul of America?” Arthur Carhart.

Connect people with their natural and cultural heritage

Promote healthy lifestyles Recognize interconnections of

sustainability Cultivate community engagement Manage national forest and

grasslands as part of a larger landscape

Integrate recreation more deeply into Forest Service mission

Restore and Adapt Settings Implement Green Operations Enhance Communities Invest in Special Places Forge Strategic Partnerships Promote Citizen Stewardship Know our Visitors, Community

Stakeholders and Other Recreation Providers

Provide the Right Information Develop a Sustainable Financial

Foundation Develop Our Workforce

Restore and Adapt Settings Implement Green Operations

Enhance Communities Invest in Special Places

Forge Strategic Partnerships Promote Citizen Stewardship

Know our Visitors, Community Stakeholders and Other Recreation Providers

Provide the Right Information Develop a Sustainable Financial

Foundation Develop Our Workforce

APPROACH TO FOREST AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT Community Focus &

Collaborative Approach

Guiding Philosophy is Core Principles

Foundation in Focus Areas

Connections through RecLink

WORKING ACROSS LANDSCAPES IS POWERFUL Forest Service can be part of a

larger solution, share challenges and resources with partners

COLLABORATION IS ORGANIC Formed at local level and can be

built upon existing community efforts

POSSIBLITIES VS. CONSTRAINTS Perspective results in surprising energy

and outcomes for all partiesENERGY SURROUNDING PRELIMINARY

OUTCOMES Staff involved see benefits of

collaboration and outcomes that have resulted