A How To Guide

• How and when to use logos
• How to create PDF documents
• How to use the scanner at workstation near PR FRank5
• How to make a CD from your own computer(for HP computers)
• Making large number of copies of documents and CD's
  • Contact USDA Print shop
• How to print on both sides (on networked printers)
• How to update the website -- Please see the Outreach Team for how to update the website.
• How to add names to the contacts database -- see Outreach Team
• How to get press in FS Today -- see Outreach Team coordinator

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Commonly Used Templates

• Business card templates
  • International Programs business card
  • International Programs and METI business card
• Fax cover sheets
• International Programs one-pager template
• Sample outgoing voice mail for daily and extended absence

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Controlled Correspondence

• Decision memos -- see Director's Special Assistant
• Information memos -- see Director's Special Assistant
• Letterheads
  • Department of Agriculture letterhead-- see Director's Special Assistant
  • Forest Service letterhead (formal)
  • Forest Service letterhead (informal)
  • Forest Service memo -- see Director's Special Assistant

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International Seminars

• Sample mailing announcement (NB: This announcement is from 2003 and does not include the updated seminars.)

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Logos and Symbols

• Forest Service
  • Color: low resolution, medium resolution
  • Black and white: low resolution, medium resolution
• International Programs
  • Color: low resolution, medium resolution
• Black and white: low resolution, medium resolution
• USAID Branding Guidelines -- USAID has specific guidelines for using their logo. Please read this before using.

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The Outreach Catalog

• Africa
  • English - updated September 9, 2009
  • French -- updated December 4, 2009
• Asia
  • Regional Program-- updated April 18, 2013
  • Bangladesh Program --updated April 18, 2013
  • China Program --updated April 18, 2013
  • India Program --updated April 18, 2013
  • Indonesia Program --updated April 18, 2013
  • Philippines Program --updated April 18, 2013
  • Vietnam Program --updated April 18, 2013
  • Mekong River Basin Program -- updated October 23, 2009
• Migratory Species -- Wings Across the Americas
  • Newsletter (Flylines)
    • July 2012
  • Migratory Bird Program in the Middle East
  • Monarch Butterfly Program
  • Wings Across the Americas -- updated September 21, 2012
  • Copper River International Migratory Bird Initiative (CRIMBI) -- update June 17, 2010
  • Spanish version: Copper River International Migratory Bird Initiative (CRIMBI) -- added July 5, 2012
  • Birds and Grasslands -- update October 20, 2011
  • Monarch Live - English
  • Monarch Live - Spanish
• LAC
  • Bolivia Program -- updated April 12, 2013
  • Brazil Program --updated April 12, 2013
  • Brazil Program: Sustainable Landscapes -- updated April 12, 2013
  • Caribbean Program -- updated April 12, 2013
  • Colombia Program -- updated April 12, 2013
  • Ecuador Program --updated April 12, 2013
  • Guyana Program --updated April 12, 2013
  • Honduras Program --updated April 12, 2013
  • Mexico Program: Sustainable Landscapes --updated April 12, 2013
  • Peru Program - English -- updated April 12, 2013
  • Peru Program - Spanish -- updated April 12, 2013
  • Protected Areas in LAC --updated April 12, 2013
  • Sustainable Tourism
• Policy
  • Climate Change -- added March 5, 2013
  • Illegal Logging -- added April 24, 2013
• International Seminars --updated November 26, 2012
• International Visitor Program Newsletter (Branching Out)
  • March 2013
  • August 2012
  • June 2012
  • February 2012
  • November 2012
• Middle East
  • 20 year Partnership - US Forest Service and Jewish National Fund
  • USAID/RSCN/USFS Partnership
  • Egypt Program --updated April 18, 2013
  • Israel Program-- updated April 18, 2013
  • Jordan Program -updated April 18, 2013
  • Lebanon Program -updated April 18, 2013
  • Oman Program --updated April 18, 2013
  • Morocco Program --updated April 18, 2013
  • West Bank Program -updated April 18, 2013
  • Regional Bird Program-updated April 18, 2013
• Russia/Europe
  • Europe and Eurasia Program --updated April 18, 2013
  • Russia Program - English --updated April 18, 2013
  • Ukraine Program --updated April 18, 2013
  • Technical Cooperation Overview -- in Russia
• Disaster
  • Disaster Mitigation Program updated December 22, 2011
  • Newsletter: Disaster
• General IP Information/Special Issues
  • Frequently asked questions of International Programs employees (usually from partners/USAID/State Department) -- updated January 3, 2013
  • Annotated IP Phone List --added April 6, 2010
  • Ecosystem Services --added June 17, 2010
  • Strengthening Protected Area Management Worldwide - English
  • Strengthening Protected Area Management Worldwide - Spanish
  • Illegal Logging -- updated May 10, 2011
  • Global Natural Resources Forum
  • El Valor, US Forest Service IP, and Midewin Partnership:Assisting the Agency with Employee Recruitment
  • Monarch Live - English
  • Natural Resource Based Tourism - Spanish
  • Natural Resource Based Tourism - English
  • Sustainable Tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Technical Cooperation Overview - English
  • Technical Cooperation Overview - Spanish
  • Technical Cooperation Overview - French added September 24, 2008
  • Why Does the US Forest Service Work Internationally added August 17, 2010
  • What is International Programs?
  • Building Partnerships for Chicago’s Youth & Global Conservation
• Special Topics
  • Illegal Logging -- updated May 10, 2011
  • Climate Change
• What's New in International Programs? (June 2012)
  • January 2012
  • July 2011
  • March 2011
  • November 2011
• Other Publications
  • Postcard promotion in Spanish

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Powerpoint Presentations

• About International Programs -- includes funding, updated January 13, 2012
• About International Programs -- abridged (no funding) but still has climate change examples, updated May 14, 2010
• History of International Programs -- updated September 8, 2011
• Sample Field Leadership Forum
• Evolution of Forest Admin. Issues in the US
• History of the Forest Service
• History of International Cooperation in the Forest Service
• Forestry in the US -- for ISPAM seminar
• Natual Resource Based Tourism

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