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Welcome to the Forest Service - Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Air & Rare Plants program web site. We cover a wide variety of topics and we are located across the nation. Our staff provides support and coordination to the public and the agency regions, forests and districts.
This web site will give you a taste of our diversity and is designed for our various customers. We laid things out by topic with multiple paths to each topic.
If you want to understand our administrative layout select the "staff" link on the left hand navigations. The search engine takes you through the whole agency, not just our staff pages. If you want to find specific staffs, you need to add the word "staff" to the search. Or try "advanced" searches once you have done your initial search. You are also welcome to contact any of our staff or web site administrator directly.
Our official staff acronym is WFW. You may also see WFWARP on some of our pages or in communication with staff members.
WFW Newsletter - Monthly ::
August POSTED
THANK YOU PARTNERS!
To all our Partners -- Thank you for your hard work
- implementing these conservation projects;
- planning future projects;
- developing partnerships; and
- reporting your accomplishments and opportunities.
The Partnership Report - 2004*, the Find a Photo library, and WFRP-MS, available on the internet, would not be possible without our partners' work. These tools and products will help accomplish more conservation work, and focus more effectively on work where several partners - and potential partners - share objectives.
The Deputy Chief of the National Forest System is officially announcing the availability of these three internet tools/products for use by both partners and the general public in this downloadable letter. This letter is being shared directly with our partners through our national, regional, forest and district program leaders and biologists.
Partner Letter:
Thank You - 3 Tools/Products Announcement
PDF 48.8 KB
Word DOC 53.5 KB
*NOTE: The currently posted "Partnership Report" is from 2004. For a more current database generated report in a table format visit the WFRP-MS website.
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Award Winners
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2008 National Field Soil Scientists: Dr. David D'Amore, PNW Station, Anchorage AK
2008 The "Wagon Wheel Gap" Hydrologist of the Year Award:
William Hansen – Forest Hydrologist, Francis Marion and Sumter National Forest (R8)
2009 Rise to the Future:
- Stop Aquatic Invasives – Oregon Multi-Agency Project
Oregon State Marine Board, Portland State University, Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife, US Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Land Management, and USDA Forest Service (Williamette NF, Deschutes NF, Umpqua NF, and Rogue River-Siskiyou NF).
- Collaborative Aquatic Stewardship
Leopard Darter Recovery Team – Ken Collins (USFWS), Daniel Fenner (USFWS) and Brent Bristow (USFWS), Robert Bastarache (USFS) and Richard Standage (USFS).
- Director's Award
Jeff Uebel – Assistant Regional Fish and Aquatic Program Leader
Pacific Northwest Region (R6)
- Friend of the Fish Award
Regional Engineering Transportation Team – Steve Coupal, Scott Mitchell, Jeff Moll, Rocky Mountain Region (R2)
- Line Officer Award
Kurt Wiedenmann – District Ranger, La Grande Ranger District
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Pacific Northwest Region (R6)
- Partner Award
Trout Unlimited Idaho Water Project – Kim Trotter and Jim Gregory
- Professional Excellence - Fish Management
Jerry Boberg - Forest Fisheries Program Manager
Six Rivers NF – Pacific Southwest Region (R5)
- Public Awareness
Washington Watershed Restoration Initiative (WWRI) –Washington State Dept of Ecology, Washington Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Alpine Lakes Protection Society, American Whitewater, Cascade Chapter-Sierra Club, Conservation Northwest, Gifford Pinchot Task Force, North Cascades Conservation Council, Olympic Forest Coalition, Pacific Rivers Council, Pilchuck Audubon Society, The Mountaineers, The Wilderness Society, Washington Trails Association, Washington Wilderness Coalition and Wildlands CPR.
- Research Achievement
Long-Term Brook Trout Habitat and Population Dynamics Project – Dr. Kyle Hartman -West Virginia University, Dr. Mary Beth Adams - Fernow Experimental Forest, Michael D. Owen - Monongahela National Forest, Thomas Cain - Monongahela National Forest, Michael Shingletom - West VA Division of Natural Resources, Jay Engle, and Aaron Plaugher -Mead Westvaco.
Calling YOU: Annual Wildlife Awards Call for Nominations
DUE: November 20, 2009
We invite you to submit nominations for the 8th Annual Elk Country Awards, the 8th Annual Mule Deer Conservation Award, and the 9th Annual Making Tracks Awards. These awards recognize outstanding projects, programs, and individual achievement in the conservation of elk, mule deer, black-tailed deer, and wild turkeys and management of their habitat. We have significant wildlife-related work that is being accomplished by dedicated and conscientious employees every year in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the Mule Deer Foundation, and the National Wild Turkey Federation. Please take the time to nominate your employees or co-workers that deserve special recognition.
2009 Call Letter
Elk Country
Making Tracks
Million Bucks (Mule Deer Conservation)
NOTE: Answer the Call award nominations come out in the winter
"Get To Know ... " Your Wild Neighbors Contest: September Launch
In partnership with artist Robert Bateman and other groups, the Forest Service/PSW Region launched "Get to Know ... " your wild neighbors art contest. The contest launch event, emceed by SiTV host Alysha Del Valle, took place at the Los Angeles Zoo on September 26; the 16th annual National Public Lands Day, the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enjoy public lands. This was a big effort, that brought USDA FS Chief Tidwell, WFW Director Anne Zimmermann and Deputy Chief Joel Holtrop out to Southern California. Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl made appearances too. The launch event has links to Facebook and Twitter. Excerpted from the event news release, “Building off their success in Canada, the Get to Know Program has brought their program to the United States and the U.S. Forest Service is playing a key role as partner,” said Chief Tom Tidwell. “The Get to Know program is compelling in its engagement of broad partnerships to connect children with nature, to encourage the development of healthy outdoor lifestyles and to instill a sense of service to public lands.”
FS Today - article (10.08.09)
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Welcome Penny Luehring - new National BAER/LaSER Program Leader!
Welcome Penny Luehring is our new WFW National BAER and LaSER Program Leader. Penny has been the R3 Watershed Improvement Program Manager and has extensive experience with Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) at all levels of the organization. Penny is telecommuting/remote office from the R3 Regional Office. We are very pleased Penny is part of our staff and look forward to her leadership in both the BAER and LaSER programs.
Congratulations Penny!
Welcome New PSW Regional Fish Program Leader!
Michael Kellett, Fisheries Biologist with the Army Corps of Engineers in Tennessee, accepted PSW/Region 5 Fish Program Leader postion. Previously to working for COE, Michael spent many years as Forest Fisheries Biologist on the Boise NF. Michael's tentative reporting date is November 8th.
Congratulations Michael -- and Welcome back!
Thank You Detailers!
Danielle Chi (R4 Wildlife Program Leader) leaves the WO November 6th, wrapping up her detail as Assistant National Wildlife program leader.
Cheryl Carrothers (R5 Wildlife Program Leader) did her detail rotation prior to Danielle.
Cheryl and Danielle are stepping in while Jina Mariani is acting WFW National Budget Coordinator (vice Glasgow). Thank you Danielle and Cheryl!
Thanks to Bruce Sims, R1, for detailing as our National BAER Program Leader over the past few months. It was a very successful virtual detail.
WFW Continuing Education - Register Now!
You can still register - can keep registering until the workshop is either full, cancelled or over.
WFW Continuing Education program is rocking and rolling for 2010. Register in AgLearn (USDA employees) or contact the Program Leader, Shelly Witt (435-881-4203). Visit our program web site for detailed information.
Award Winners:
- Jack Adams Award 2009: Mary Sue Fisher and Thomas Skinner
- Lloyd Swift Sr. Award 2009: Jim Claar
- Elk Country Award 2009, Wildlife Habitat Mangement Achievement: Modoc NF
- Elk Country Award 2009, Individual Achievement: Melanie Woolever
- Elk Country Award 2009, Partnership Achievement: Mark Henjum
- NWTF 2009, Group Habitat Project Award: Enore RD/Sumter NF
- NWTF 2009, Individual Habitat Program Award: Danny Waldon
- NWTF 2009, Group Habitat Program Award: Deschutes NF & Ochoco NF
- NWTF 2009, Group Habitat Program Award: Huron-Manistee NF
- NWTF 2009, Indivdiual Project Achievement Award: Rob Hoelscher
- NWTF 2009, Group Partnership Achievement Award: Wheelin' Sportsmen (FS was an event sponsor)
- NWTF 2009, Conservation Education Award: Becky Ewing and Kari Kirschbaum
- NWTF 2009, Heritage and Leadership Award: Corbin Newman
- 2008/7th annual Mule Deer Conservation Award: Dixie NF - Nate Yorgason, Devin Johnson, Ron Rodriguez, and Tyler Johnson
- 2008 USDA Secretary's Honor Award - Kids in the Woods Inter-Deputy Team (KIW-Team); Rhonda Stewart and Rick Henderson from the WFW staff were on the team.
- 2007 Wagon Wheel Gap Hydrologist Award: Mark Story, Forest Hydrologist, Water & Air Program Leader, Gallatin NF - Northern Region (R1)
- 2008 Aquatic Awards: more information...
- 2008 National Field Soil Scientist Award: Debora Page-Dumroese, Thomas Rice and Ann Abbott
- Answer the Call 2008 - Outstanding Volunteer Award: Jay Cox, Patoka Hills (IN) Chapter of Quail Unlimited
- Answer the Call 2008: Gary Rotta, Plumas NF
- Answer the Call 2008 - PNW Partnership Recognition: Dave Zalunardo, USFS Pacific Northwest Regional Representative
- FS - BLM Conservation Leadership Partner Award 2008: National Wild Turkey
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 Dig It
The Smithsonian's Dig It - Secrets of Soil is a big success. Not coming to Washington DC before 2010? Visit it online.
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