What's New

• Utility Clean Up
• Climate Change
• Letters From Leadership
• GHG Inventory
• Open Mic Webinars
• Events and Training
• Partnerships
• Presentations/ Reports/ Briefing Papers
• Policy
• Success Stories
• Tools

 

Utility Clean Up

• Utility Bill Clean Up - Standard Operating Procedure
  • Standard Operating Procedure - Appendix
• Utility Bill Clean Up - Spreadsheet Template

Climate Change

• Sustainable Operations Training Opportunities List
• Top 10 Collective Actions Cost-Savings
• Scorecard Element 10: Frequently Asked Questions (docx)
• Scorecard Element 10: Sustainable Operations (pptx)
  • 02/16/2011 Presenation by Leslie Brandt, Katie Newcomb, and Lara Polansky
• Scorecard Element 10 Team Charter
• Element 10 Team Briefing for Western Collective Board

 

Letters From Leadership

• Telework
  • This document outlines the Forest Service's current position on telework and the eligibility requirements.
• Energy and Water Evaluations of Covered Facilities
  • Energy and Water Evaluations of Covered Facilities
  • Energy and Water Evaluations of Forest Service Covered Facilities - Briefing Paper
  • Energy Evaluation Template
  • Water Evaluation Form
• Forest Service Use of Sustainable Standards in Building Design and Construction
  • List of Forest Service LEED Certified Buildings - as of March 21, 2011
• 03/2011 - Climate Change Performance Scorecard
• 02/28/2011 - New Fleet Life Cycle Costing Tool
  • A “fleet tool” aimed at providing vehicle users, supervisors, and managers more information for improved decision-making during the vehicle ordering cycles
• NA & NRS Sustainable Operations Action Plan FY2011

GHG Inventory

• Greenhouse Gas Inventory Executive Summary

Open Mic Webinars

• January 2012 - Open Mic Webinar Transcript

Events & Training

• Power IT Down Day Results
• 2012 Sustainable Operations Summit
• Official Summit Letter
• Virtual Participant List Form
• R/S/A Represensative Form

Partnerships

• New Adopt-A-School Partner: Rio Grande High School

Presentations/Reports/Briefing Papers

Presentations

• May 2010 - Monitoring for Climate Change [pdf]
• 02/19/2010 - Advanced Meters for FS Facilities (PowerPoint Presentation) [PPTX]
• BioPreferred - Making a Difference with Biobased Products [PDF, 16 pages, 218 kb]

Reports

• Western Collective & Sustainable Operations 2011 Communications Report
  • Western Collective Questionnaire Report- May 2011: Western Collective Questionnaire Report: Communications Findings and Recommendations
• 2010 Sustainable Operations Accomplishment Report - Western Collective
• USFS Renewable Energy Feasibility Study - Final Report (body) [PDF]
  • USFS Renewable Energy Feasibility Study - Final Report (appendices) [PDF]

Briefing Papers

• Budget Objective Classification Codes [PDF]
• June 2008 Sustainable Operations Briefing [RTF]

Policy

• Federal Agency Strategic Sustainability Performance Plans Sept. 9, 2010

Success Stories

• 2011 Gunnison Micro-Grant Accomplishments
  • The Gunnison Green Team was awarded $4,500 to install passive solar fans.
• Shasta-Trinity Green Team during their tour of the City of Redding Transfer Station (including 4.5-acre compost facility) and Recycling Center
• Agency Donates Recycle Items to Local Food Bank [docx]
• New Forest Service LEED Certified Building in Albuquerque, NM

Tools

• How to Submit Request for Recycling Services
• Recycling Services for Inforamtion Technology (IT) Assets
• Video Teleconferencing
• Weekly Desktop Computer Restart - FAQ

 

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