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Feb 09, 2016
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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