County Governments and the USDA Forest Service: A Guidebook for Working Together

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Reports & ToolkitsThis guide is the result of collaboration between the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service. Working together, NACo staff and Forest Service employees produced this guide for local elected officials and Forest Service employees.County Governments and the USDA Forest Service: A Guidebook for Working TogetherJune 11, 2020June 11, 2020, 8:30 pm
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County Governments and the USDA Forest Service: A Guidebook for Working Together
This guide is the result of collaboration between the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service. Working together, NACo staff and Forest Service employees produced this guide for local elected officials and Forest Service employees. A team comprised of NACo staff, local elected officials, Wyoming County Commissioners Association staff, USDA legal counsel, and Forest Service employees worked together to produce this guide. Members of NACo’s Public Lands Steering Committee and the Western Interstate Region also reviewed the guide and provided comments.
This guide is the result of collaboration between the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service.2020-06-11Reports & Toolkits2023-04-11
This guide is the result of collaboration between the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service. Working together, NACo staff and Forest Service employees produced this guide for local elected officials and Forest Service employees. A team comprised of NACo staff, local elected officials, Wyoming County Commissioners Association staff, USDA legal counsel, and Forest Service employees worked together to produce this guide. Members of NACo’s Public Lands Steering Committee and the Western Interstate Region also reviewed the guide and provided comments.
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