Mission Statement:

Connect people to the land, by providing them with the tools they need to take informed actions related to sustaining natural and cultural resources.

Core Topics Supporting the Mission Statement:

  • Sustainability of natural and cultural resources in forest, grassland, and aquatic ecosystems
  • Awareness and understanding of interrelationships in natural systems and between people and the land

Vision Statement:

The Forest Service conservation education [program will be an effective, dynamic means for the Forest Service to connect the American people with their environment. The Forest Service will provide the tools Americans need to participate effectively in the critical task of sustaining our Nation's natural and cultural resources. This understanding will be a coordinated, service wide effort that will affect all aspects of the agency's operations.

Target Audiences:

These are youth, Forest visitors and urban communities. The conservation education program within the Forest Service will be broad-based in approach, content and scope. Conservation education will encompass developing awareness, more in depth knowledge, and hands-on action efforts among our target audiences.



For more information about the USDA Forest Service Conservation Education Program please visit: http://na.fs.fed.us/spfo/ce/index.htm