USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Overview

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Overview of Northeastern Area S&PF “How NA is Wired” Northeastern Area S&PF ? ? ?

How NA is “Wired” Other Partners Northeastern Area S&PF In Coordination with R 9, NRS, FPL, and other FS Units

How NA Field Offices are “Wired” In Coordination with NAASF Committees State Forestry (and Ag) Staff Across S&PF Programs Other Partners NA S&PF Durham, NH NA S&PF St. Paul, MN Field Office Morgantown, Field Office Staff WV, Field Staff Office Staff NA S&PF Field Offices, in Coordination with R 9, NRS, FPL, and other FS Units

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry USDA Forest Service Chief James Barresi Deputy Regional Forester Jennifer Youngblood Tribal Liaison Maureen Brooks (Acting) Assistant Director Cooperative Fire & Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry Kathleen Atkinson Area Director Business Operations Terri Lopez Business & Grants Management Aviation Management Mark Buccowich Assistant Director Forest Management Charles Yeager (Acting) Office of Communications Ralph Crawford, Ph. D Assistant Director Forest Health Protection Robert Witmer Office of Knowledge Management Wood Education & Resource Center Nancy Martin Executive Assistant Lisa Burban Natural Resources Specialist Durham Field Office Connie Carpenter Field Representative Morgantown Field Office Robert Lueckel Field Representative St. Paul Field Office Carleen Yocum Field Representative

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Forest Health Protection & Economics Newtown Square, PA Ralph Crawford, Ph. D Assistant Director Noel Schneeberger Program Leader Entomologist Jim Steinman Forester FHM Coordinator John Kyhl Biological Scientist Invasive Plants Vacant (Acting) Plant Pathologist Jennifer Garrison Secretary Wood Education and Resource Center Lew Mc. Creery (Acting) Director Debra Hawkins Administrative Officer Ed Cesa Deputy Director Lew Mc. Creery Biomass Coordinator Vacant Management Analyst Nathan Delimont Laboror

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry LANDSCAPE CONTEXT

176 Million Acres of Forest NA supports S&PF across 20 States & D. C.

80% of Population in Urban Areas 9 of the 10 most densely populated US States

92% of Forestland is Non-Federal With over 5 million private forest land owners

NFS Land Across 13 States Most NFS acreage in Great Lakes region

S&PF Forests are Key to Water Penobscot River Watershed Great Lakes Basin Connecticut River Watershed New York City Watershed Chesapeake Bay Watershed Over 61 million people consume water from forested watersheds

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry NA Has 130 FTEs Across 4 Main Locations Co-located with NRS High technical expertise focused on S&PF program delivery, analysis, oversight, and communication with States and partners.

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry ORGANIZATION, PROGRAMS, BUDGET, GRANTS

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Programs Across the Landscape (Urban-to-Rural) Benefit ALL People • Fire & Aviation Management • Forest Health • Forest Legacy • Forest Stewardship • Urban & Community Forestry • Wood Education & Resource Center (35 NA and R 8 states)

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Grants and Agreements • Number of Open Grants = 925 • Number of New Grants in FY 2016 =300 • Value of all Open Grants = $272. 4 M • Value of New Grants in FY 2016 = $69 M ü All NA grants monitored by program staff ü All grant files maintained to audit standards by Grants & Agreement staff

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Grant Funding by Program FY 2016 Coop. Fire & Aviation Volunteer Fire Forest Health Fed. Forest Health Coop. Forest Legacy Community Open Space Forest Stewardship Urban & Community Forestry Landscape Scale Restoration 0 5 10 15 Million Dollars 20

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Budget & Grants FY 2016 Sources of Funds Uses of Funds NA Program Admin. $15 M r Othe S&PF Appropriated $78. 9 M EPA (GLRI) $ 2. 5 M FSA (Ches. Bay, CRP) $2. 0 M Other (FHTET, Pool Funding) $4. 7 M Grants $69 M NA Budget = $88. 1 Million

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Wood Education Resource Center WERC

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Overview of Northeastern Area S&PF “WERC Update ” Northeastern Area S&PF ? ? ?

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry WERC Update Outline 1. Staff 2. NA/R 9 Leadership Team Meeting (Pilot Study) 3. Key Areas of Influence (LSR) 4. Partnerships 5. Challenges & Opportunities

USDA FOREST SERVICE State and Private Forestry WERC Staff Vacant Ed Cesa Lew Mc. Creery* Debbie Hawkins Nathan Delimont Al Steele Director Deputy Director Biomass Coord. Office Admin. Maintenance ½ time, Phys. Sci. /U&M Princeton, WV Morgantown, WV Part-time & shared with NRS Princeton Lab. Joyce Coleman Office Admin. Princeton, WV * Acting Director

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry WERC’s Mission • Enhance opportunities for sustained forest products production in the eastern hardwood forest region of the United States, by fostering interaction and information exchange with the forest products industry

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry WERC States - Eastern Hardwoods 162 Million Acres are in the Eastern Hardwood Forest Type 93% total Eastern forest = private + other public 83% total Eastern forest = private only

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Pilot Evaluation Team • • • State Forester Deputy Regional Foreter NAASF Staff NA Staff R 9 Staff Others

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Landscape Scale Restoration Competitive Process § Funds the best cross-boundary, landscapescale projects that are innovative, meet priority needs, are outcome driven, and address priority landscapes identified in State Forest Action Plans. § Performance measures are still draft - final performance measures are expected for FY 18.

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Close Collaboration with NAASF is Key • • Consultation on funding allocations RFP administration Landscape scale approaches to issues Fire suppression mutual aid Fire Compacts State Forest Action Plans Conservation Education Urban Strike Teams / Storm Response

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Specific Exclusion – large scale forest health initiatives • Early Detection/Rapid Response (EDRR) for invasive insects and diseases • Evaluation Monitoring (EM) • Forest Service Pesticide Impact Assessment Program (FS-PIAP) • Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Methods (HWA) • Special Technology Development Projects (STDP)

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Categorical Exclusions § National and cross-regional forest health initiatives § Forest health technology development and methods improvement § Purchase of fire department equipment, including fire weather stations; purchase and installation of dry fire hydrants. § Small business start-up funding. § Research and development § Capital improvements § Forest Legacy Program including Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program § Gypsy moth suppression, eradication, and Slow-The-Spread

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Partnerships with Other Federal Agencies • NRCS: EQIP funding essential for delivery of Forest Stewardship program, RCPP • EPA: GLRI Funding, NA a full partner in the Chesapeake Bay program • FSA: CRP funding, Riparian Forest Buffer initiative in Ches. Bay, Emergency Forest Restoration Program funding • DOI, Do. D, ACOE, VA: Receive NA Forest Health services, NA participates in FWS LCCs and Joint Ventures • FAA/NASA: Aviation coordination, satellite imagery

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry KEY AREAS OF INFLUENCE

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry NA’s Approach to “All Lands” Success through Partnerships • States: Forestry/Agriculture • Other Fed. Agencies • NGOs, Universities, Industry, etc. • Tribes • FS Internal: NFS, NRS, and FPL

Executive Committee: officers, NA, NRS, & R 9 Interconnected with NAASF Committees: Wood Utilization Fire Forest Health Urban & Community Forestry Forest Stewardship Forest Legacy Public Lands (R 9 Liaision) Forest Resource Planning

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Hard Wired with NAASF: Northeastern Area Association of State Foresters • All NA States & D. C. • Critical coalition for delivery of S&PF programs • NAASF infrastructure funded by NA Ø Exec. Director & Policy Analyst funded by NA Ø NAASF Travel Support: 11 States use their core (formula) funds for this service.

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Building Relationships with Tribes • MOU with College of Menominee Nation • Liaison Position (reports to NA) • NA-NRS-R 9 collaboration • Forest Health services to tribal lands in Great Lakes, New England, & New York • NA RFPs are funding opportunities for Tribes

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry WU Key Areas of Influence • Outstanding NA-wide synergy & coordination through NAASF Committee structure. • Explore Variety of RFPs provide funding opportunities for partners/states. • Partnering with other NAASF Committees