WFW Home - Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Air & Rare Plants

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 ::

[Newsletter "on holiday" until we complete our portal migration. Once we "go portal" news will stream via RSS.]

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.

WATER PUBLICATIONS

Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem (GDE) Field Guides
[scroll down to "Groundwater"]

Best Management Practices (BMP) for Water Management
[scroll down to "Best Management Practices"]

AWARD WINNERS

[Who are YOU nominating for next year's awards? Start planning now ...]

Lloyd Swift Award - 2011 Winner: Don DeLorenzo

Don DeLorenzo is the 2011 Winner of the Lloyd Swift Award (presented in 2012). The Lloyd Swift Senior award is presented to a current or former Forest Service employee in the field of wildlife, fisheries and rare plants, who exemplifies the characteristics, accomplishments, and qualities of Lloyd W. Swift Sr., a wildlife biologist and national director for the Forest Service (1928-1963). Awardees must have demonstrated a lifetime of dedication, commitment, and leadership in management of the wildlife and fisheries resources of the United States.

Award was presented at the BLM/USFS Joint Awards Reception during the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, in Atlanta, GA.

Learn more about Don's career and accomplishments ... Award Presentation Script (17 KB doc)

Jack Adams Award - 2011 Winner: Nancy Warren

Nancy Warren, Intermountain Region, Threatened and Endangered Species Program Leader, is the 2011 Jack Adams award winner (presented in 2012).

The Jack Adams Award is presented annually to a Forest Service wildlife biologist, fisheries biologist or botanist who, over the course of their career, has exemplified the characteristics and qualities of Jack Adams, wildlife biologist for the Forest Service (1961-1984). These characteristics include steady hard work and dedication to balanced resource management of the National Forests and ensuring that wildlife, fisheries, and rare plants needs are fully reflected in all management decisions.

Award was presented at the BLM/USFS Joint Awards Reception during the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, in Atlanta, GA.

Learn more about Nancy's career and accomplishments ... Award Presentation Script (15.6 KB doc)

	Caption: Nancy Warren and Don DeLorenzo pose with their awards.
Caption: Mary Wagner (US Forest Service Associate Chief) poses with award winners, Nancy Warren and Don DeLorenzo.

Mule Deer Conservation - 10th Annual

Bob Christensen, Ashley National Forest, won the 10th Annual Mule Deer Conservation award. Bob Christensen has been instrumental in the coordination and implementation of the Anthro Mountain Wildlife Enhancement Project. Through collaboration with Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and their partners, particularly the Mule Deer Foundation, he significantly increased a joint capacity to treat large acreage to benefit mule deer.

(Announcement Letter for details 124 KB pdf)

Elk Country

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation awarded its 2012 Elk Country Award to the Northern Region’s Jan Ingebretson, a wildlife biologist on the Swan Lake ranger district of the Flathead National Forest. The foundation cited Ingebretson’s efforts and contributions to almost two dozen different elk and wildlife habitat improvement projects dating back to 1995. The projects have treated and improved more than 5200 acres of wildlife and elk habitat on the district using prescribed burning, noxious weed control and partner collaboration. Current 2012 projects are expected to add an additional 1,000 acres to that total. Ingebretson has coordinated the funding for these and other projects.

Rise to the Future

(Announcement Letter for details 43 KB pdf)

Photographs of Award Ceremony to be posted soon

Aquatic Recreational Accomplishment: The Manistee River Rainbow Bend – Bear Creek Universal Access Partnership

Collaborative/Integrated Aquatic Stewardship: Mike Lambert, Umatilla Basin Manager/Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR)

Collaborative/Integrated Aquatic Stewardship: The Tongass National Forest/Craig Ranger District and The Nature Conservancy

Friend of the Fish/Watershed: Sandra Wilson Musser/Pacific Northwest Regional Office Geotechnical Engineer

Line Officer: John Erickson, Emmett District Ranger/Boise National Forest

Partnership: The Americorps Watershed Stewards Program

Partnership: Winston County Smith Lake Advocacy Group

Professional Excellence - Fish Management: Rodger Nelson/Payette National Forest

Public Awareness: The STEWARDS Program/South Santiam Watershed and Sweet Home Ranger District/Willamette National Forest

Professional Excellence Research Achievement: Kelly Burnett/Pacific Northwest Research Station

Special Category 'River Champion': Robert Hunter, WaterWatch of Oregon

Special Category for 'Aquatic Technology Training': The USFS Aquatic Organism Passage Cadre: Dan Cenderelli, STREAM Systems Technology Center; Bob Gubernick, Engineering Geologist for Region 9; Mark Weinhold, Hydrologist White River National Forest Region 2; and Kim Johanson (retired), Engineer Willamette/Siuslaw National Forest Region 6

Wagon Wheel - Hydrology

Louis Wasniewski, hydrologist on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest is recognized for his excellence in and advocacy for watershed management and hydrology. (Announcement Letter for details 43 KB pdf)

Soil Scientist of the Year

Jim Archuleta, Forest Soil Scientist on the Umatilla National Forest is recognized for his outstanding contribution toward field soil science and his creative approach to solving problems. (Announcement Letter for details 43 KB doc)