A Toolbox of Resources

During this session, attendees gained an understanding of how and why trailhead ambassador programs were started; heard about the ins and outs of trailhead ambassador programs; and gained an understanding of the lessons from existing trailhead ambassador programs. Speakers included Patrick Shannon, National Forest Foundation Pacific Northwest and Alaska Director; Joe Impecoven, REI Experiences Puget Sound Marketing Coordinator; Jakki Casey, McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Chief Operating Officer; Caroline Villanova, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust Community & Partnership Manager; and Natalie Ferraro, Trailkeepers of Oregon Engagement Manager.

During this session, speakers described the authorities that can be useful for achieving success in Shared Stewardship, described the ins and outs of using these authorities, discussed the role of these authorities in advancing Shared Stewardship of our nation's forests, and answered questions from attendees about mixing and matching authorities for success in Shared Stewardship. Speakers included Lynn Sholty, U.S. Forest Service Grants and Agreements Specialist; Alison Leiman, U.S. Forest Service Business Operations Grants Policy Specialist; Cody Desautel, Intertribal Timber Council President and Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Natural Resources Director; Phil Rigdon, Intertribal Timber Council Vice President and Yakama Nation Department of Natural Resources Superintendent; and Jon Songster, Idaho Department of Lands Good Neighbor Authority Bureau Chief.

During this peer learning session participants will: -Hear from Barnie Gyant, Associate Deputy Chief of the National Forest System, on the vision of partnerships for the agency, and have the opportunity to ask him questions; -Participate in breakout rooms discussions regarding the benefits and challenges of partnerships to help shape the future direction of partnership work in the agency; and -Learn about an upcoming opportunity for partnership support on your unit offered through the Partnerships on Every Forest (PEF) program.

During this session, attendees received updates from the U.S. Forest Service on the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP), learned about an approach for building and maintaining a solid foundation for collaborative efforts using the 4-Ps (Purpose, People, Process, and Products), heard from speakers about how CFLRP changed their collaborative efforts, and were able to ask questions and join in a discussion about the process of building and maintaining a solid foundation for collaboration. Speakers included Lindsay Buchanan, U.S. Forest Service Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Coordinator; Steve Daniels, Utah State University Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology Professor (ret.); Nils Christoffersen, Wallowa Resources Executive Director; Liz Johnson-Gebhardt, Priest Community Forest Connections Executive Director; and Nick Larson, U.S. Forest Service, National Forests of North Carolina, Grandfather District Ranger. Moderated by Ben Irey, National Forest Foundation Conservation Connect Program Manager.

During this session, speakers and attendees sought to build understanding about the spectrum of complementary actions, based on available science, to protect the built environment and community values from wildfire, improve the ecological resilience of our landscapes, and improve the safety and effectiveness of wildfire management; discuss the concepts of landscape resilience, the wildland urban interface and the home ignition zone, fire management options, and the roles they play in reducing fire risk; address why fire needs to be restored to the landscape; consider the values that could be lost and how they relate to fire; and discuss how to increase the options for fire managers to implement integrated active management. Speakers include Dr. Mark Finney, U.S. Forest Service Fire Lab; Dr. Jack Cohen, U.S. Forest Service Fire Lab (ret.); Bea Day, U.S. Forest Service Portland NIMO Incident Commander. This session was moderated by Dr. Colin Hardy, U.S. Forest Service Missoula Fire Sciences Lab (ret.).

Objectives During this peer learning session attendees will: • Gain an understanding of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Justice (DEIA&J) in partnerships and why DEIA&J is a priority for the Forest Service; • Hear examples of partnerships embodying DEIA&J principles; and • Have an opportunity to ask questions of the panelists Suggested Audience Forest Service employees and partners wanting to learn more about and engage in partnerships for DEIA&J.