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Restoring Hope: The U.S. Forest Service’s Economic Recovery Program Gail Kimbell Chief, U.S. Forest Service COFO Panel, Economics and Forestry Rome, Italy—March 20, 2009
Restoring Hope:The U.S. Forest Service’s Economic
Recovery Program
Gail Kimbell
Chief, U.S. Forest ServiceCOFO Panel, Economics and Forestry
Rome, Italy—March 20, 2009
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
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National Forest System 20 percent of U.S. forests and many rangelands
Forestland in the lower 48 states
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Caring for the land and serving people
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Infrastructure and watersheds
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Outdoor recreation
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Next generation
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Wildland fire management
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Restoring hope ...
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... and investing in the future
