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Panel in Missoula marks 120 years of the U.S. Forest Service, credits workforce and partnerships for resilience
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A panel in Missoula traced 120 years of the U.S. Forest Service and said the agency’s durability comes from its employees, evolving mission and local partnerships rather than a single policy or leader.
Panelists at a Missoula event on Oct. 21 reflected on roughly 120 years of the U.S. Forest Service, saying the agency’s endurance has depended on its workforce, partnerships and an ability to adapt to changing public demands and laws.
Panelists—Donna Sinclair, James Killen and Rachel Klein—told an audience that the Forest Service’s mission and methods have shifted repeatedly since the early 1900s but that continuity of purpose among field employees and local partners sustained the agency through wars, economic crises, big fires and political shifts.
Tom (moderator) opened the session by summarizing the agency’s long arc from the early conservation movement through the modern era and asked the panel where the agency’s…
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