Public/Private Partnerships for Conservation Gail Kimbell Chief, U.S. Forest Service.

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Public/Private Partnerships for Conservation Gail Kimbell Chief, U.S. Forest Service

National Forest System (20 percent of U.S. forests + many rangelands) Forestland in the Lower 48 2 Other forestland (mostly private)

Checkerboard patterns 3

Sample Forest Service partner organizations for land acquisitions (there are more than ten) The Nature Conservancy (e.g., Durham Tract land donation, Daniel Boone National Forest, KY) The Trust for Public Land (e.g., Brazil Ranch purchase, Los Padres National Forest, Big Sur, CA) Western Land Group (e.g., Bar T Bar Ranch purchase, Coconino National Forest, near Flagstaff, AZ) 4

Lessons learned 1.Good communication 2.Good understanding of the agency and its methods (purchase, exchange, donation) 3.Good understanding of our partners’ mission and capacity 5

> LossGain Acres per day Average daily forest change

Connecticut Lakes Headwaters

Public/private partnerships Healthy, resilient, productive forest ecosystems 8