Search Results - A Toolbox of Resources - National Forest Foundation

April 28, 2022

CFLRP Welcome and Overview peer learning session (4/26/2022)

The suggested audience for this session includes collaborative groups, Forest Service staff, and partners that are new to CFLRP and beginning their journey, and those that are CFLRP alumni. Please see this press release for the latest funding announcement and project list and visit the CFLRP website for information about the Program. During this web meeting, attendees will: • Build your network by connecting with CFLRP alumni and other selected projects in the current cohort • Learn about the Program status, results, requirements, and lessons learned • See where you can learn more about CFLRP; and • Get a preview of next steps for the CFLR Program.

April 28, 2022

CFLRP Getting Started - Now What? peer learning session (5/10/2022)

The suggested audience for this session includes collaborative groups, Forest Service staff, and partners that are new to CFLRP and beginning their journey, and those that are CFLRP alumni. Please visit the CFLRP website for information about the Program. During this web meeting, attendees will: • Build your network by connecting with CFLRP alumni and other selected projects in the current cohort • Learn about the CFLRP Work Plan intent, requirements, and lessons learned • Enhance your understanding of how CFLRP funding can be used • Hear an overview of reporting and tracking processes • Ask questions and see where you can learn more

April 28, 2022

CFLRP Monitoring - Overview and Lessons Learned peer learning session (5/24/2022)

The suggested audience for this session includes collaborative groups, Forest Service staff, and partners that are new to CFLRP and beginning their journey, and those that are CFLRP alumni. Please visit the CFLRP website for information about the Program. During this web meeting, attendees will: • Build your network by connecting with CFLRP alumni and other selected projects in the current cohort • Learn more about multi-party monitoring lessons learned and best practices • Understand the intent and background of the CFLRP Common Monitoring Strategy • Discuss the Core Monitoring Questions and next steps • Ask questions and see where you can learn more

April 20, 2022

Peer Learning Session: Conservation Finance at the U.S. Forest Service (4/19/2022)

During this peer learning session attendees will: Hear an introduction to conservation finance including an overview of the project development approach and examples of financing mechanisms and project success, Learn about future conservation finance education and training opportunities, and Have an opportunity to ask questions of the speakers.

April 5, 2022

Peer Learning Session: Bringing Partners Together (4/1/2022)

During this peer learning session attendees will: • Hear examples of projects involving multiple partners including the Montana Forest Action Advisory Council, the Rocky Mountain Restoration Initiative, and the Lake Tahoe West Restoration Partnership; • From these examples, understand catalysts for bringing partners together and learn different formats for convening partners; and • Have an opportunity to ask questions of the speakers.

March 16, 2022

Peer Learning Session: Sharing Partnership Success Stories (3/16/2022)

During this peer learning session attendees will: • Learn about best practices for sharing partnership success stories; • Hear examples of sharing partnership success stories from a panel of U.S. Forest Service partnership professionals; and • Have an opportunity to ask questions of the speakers on the panel.

February 4, 2022

Peer Learning Session: US Forest Service Partnership Authorities and Agreements (2/3/2022)

During this peer learning session attendees will: • Gain an understanding of recent changes to the Service First authority; • Hear overviews and examples of partnership authorities and agreements including Service First Authority, Good Neighbor Authority, Stewardship Agreements, and Shared Stewardship; and • Have an opportunity to ask questions of the speakers

December 16, 2021

Southern California Forest Fund: Powerhouse Fire

This is a test tool entry to evaluate the search capabilities. The 2013 Powerhouse Fire burned over 30,000 acres and destroyed 24 homes. In the wake of the wildfire, the landscape began to change from oak and conifer forest to chaparral and invasive weed cover. In response, NFF and the Forest Service worked together with local partners to plant over 60,000 trees in the Angeles National Forest during the winter and early spring of 2021.

December 8, 2021

Watershed Condition Framework: Key Results from the First 10 Years & Where We Go from Here peer learning session (November 18, 2021)

During this session, speakers introduced the audience to the Watershed Condition Framework (WCF), shared the progress that has been made on WCF over the last 10 years, provided an overview of the modernization of WCF, and provided case studies of the applications of WCF. U.S. Forest Service speakers included Josh Wilson, Water and Aquatic Resources Assistant Director; Joan Carlson, National Watershed Program Leader; Karen Vyverberg Wait, Rocky Mountain Region Water Program Specialist; and Mike Eberle, National Water Rights and Uses Program Leader.

December 3, 2021

Forest Service Partnerships with Nonprofits: Examples from the Field peer learning session (December 2, 2021)

During this peer learning session attendees will: Learn about impactful partnerships between the U.S. Forest Service and nonprofits at the local, regional, and national level, including: -The partnership between the Forest Service and the National Forest Foundation (NFF) and the NFF’s role as a Congressional chartered nonprofit; -Partnerships between the Forest Service and nonprofits at the regional level and the role of the regional partnership coordinator in supporting these relationships; -Partnerships with local friends groups as shown through an example given by the Friends of the Bridger-Teton; and Have an opportunity to ask questions of the speakers.