Joint Forestry Team Meeting with Executives
On July 28th, the four executives of the Joint Forestry Team (JFT) and other team members met at the United States Department of Agriculture. U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell, NRCS Chief Dave White, NACD President Gene Schmidt and NASF President Jeff Jahnke led the meeting.
The JFT meeting included discussion on the 2010 Two Chiefs’ Partnership Awards, an update on Statewide Forest Resource Assessment and Strategies, the upcoming Farm Bill, recent RC&D’s decreased funding and the future of the JFT.