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The United States Forest Service manages America's National forests and grasslands.
grasslands. 193 million acres of natural beauty
wildlife
resources
and recreation areas
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painting boundaries
fuel reduction
hand pulling invasive plants
taking woody vegetation out
tracking and recording all correspondent
re-routing a trail
creating these road blockages
that's a big job and we can't do it alone.
It's been part of the history of the way the Forest Service delivers its work
for the past 100 years
to involve citizens.
We really believe that it's important for citizens who are owners
the people that we serve
to really be part of how we take care of these lands.
We have a very strong commitment to engage youth
and to engage citizens in how we deliver the mission of the Forest Service.
The Forest Service believes in service to each other and the planet,
The interdependency of people and nature
that conservation means we protect
preserve and restore public lands for the people and enjoyment
that diversity is key
people and cultures, experiences and ecosystems
and safety underpins everything we do.
These are our values
and what we value in our partners and volunteers.
So I want you to be looking out for your neighbor that you're working with.
thousands of partnerships
projects and programs with citizens.
organizations, friends groups and many others help the Forest Service every day
to steward public lands.
1972 more than three million people
have volunteered over 136 million hours.
This work is valued at 1.8 billion dollars,
and equivalent to 76,000 full-time employees.
we have a really robust volunteer program at Midewin.
I usually report about 400 adults and 700 youth.
The crew today out here working
are putting in plant plugs that are difficult to get established by seeds.
We have a pretty small seasonal crew
we couldn't get in half as many of these plants
without volunteer help.
We're mixture young, old, different races, different backgrounds, cultures,
but it's a lot of fun.
I'm a bison ranger, I'm a bird monitor, I'm a Welcome Center host.
I volunteer because I think it's important that the public give back to
the agencies that manage these lands for us.
Retirees are among our most loyal volunteers.
They bring with them valuable skill sets honed over decades of working,
and youth are among our most enthusiastic and energetic.
We have some of the best volunteers on the planet and
for the planet.
That's just simply how we get work done around here.
That's all we know that's how we do it
we engaged all sorts of different partners.
21st century Conservation Service Corps projects
help us develop our work force and get essential work done.
Veterans value the restorative outdoor work.
It's fun hard work. It's very hard. You're gonna be very sweaty and hot.
It's the most rewarding work that I've done since I've been out of the Army.
We're protecting the community I feel like I'm accomplishing something at end of the day.
The two goals are to get veterans meaningful employment.
The other component is to give land management agencies the ability to get meaningful
projects done in our local communities.
Teenagers gain work experience in the Youth Conservation Corps.
I think it's a great experience to get the kids outside
get them exposed to you know the beautiful outdoors.
Digging in the dirt is good for anyone. It's good exercise
It's good teamwork.
This job has taught me to be a hard worker.
and take what I'm doing very seriously.
when we get a project and we have one week to accomplish it
and we get it done in two days
thats a big accomplishment for us.
to not only think of it as a job but you're making a difference
Good afternoon. Thank you for calling NFS. This is Hillary.
and emerging professionals can access career pathways
with special hiring authorities and programs like the public lands corps
and the resource assistance program.
Find your tree. Once you've found your tree switch partners.
The RAP program means endless possibilities to me.
learning trail maintenance, forestry management
all these things this program really opened my eyes and showed me different different opportunities
because being an economics major I only thought you know I could work for a bank.
whatever your interest
location
or age.You are welcome.
The Forest Service needs your help
to care for the land and serve people.
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