Across the country, partners are collaborating to improve and promote conservation on the landscape. Since 2006, the Two Chiefs' Partnership Awards, presented by the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and USDA-Forest Service (USFS) Chiefs, have recognized innovative partnerships between conservation districts, state forestry agencies, NRCS, USFS and other partners. Below are just a few examples of award-winning projects from the last three years.
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Two Chiefs' Award Winners
- Biomass Utilization & Restoration Network for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
This group was the 2008 Two Chiefs’ Award Winner. Numerous partners are working jointly on a multi-faceted woody biomass utilization project for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP). The project is promoting opportunities in the UP to facilitate the development of an active and commercially viable woody biomass industry.
- Utah Partners for Conservation and Development
This group was the 2007 Two Chief’s Award Winner. Utah Partners for Conservation and Development (UtahPCD) is a statewide partnership composed of leaders from state and federal agencies, academia, and non-governmental organizations. UtahPCD identifies common watershed issues and works through local teams to find consensus driven solutions for conservation and economic growth.
- California Forest Health and Fire Protection Collaboration
This group was a 2006 Two Chiefs’ Award Winner. USFS, NRCS, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties have collaborated in a highly effective partnership across ownership lines to seamlessly ensure forest health and fuel treatments are placed in the most critical community protection and evacuation route sites.