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Job Corps Students, Alumnae 'Pay it Forward,' Helping Each Other Learn Leadership Skills

December 08, 2015 Michaela Hall and Jane Knowlton, U.S. Forest Service

Preparing for a career involves many steps, plus individual motivation as well as help from those who’ve gone before you. That’s what a group of 60 Harpers Ferry Job Corps students explored recently during a recent training session related to job preparedness for the U.S. Forest Service. Their...

Initiatives Forestry

Pioneer African-American Smokejumper Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery

February 03, 2014 Deidra McGee, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service

During World War II, a time when segregation was still a part of everyday life, a group of 17 brave men took the plunge to serve their country and become the first all African-American paratrooper unit known as the Triple Nickles. The battalion’s original goal – to join the fight in Europe – was...

Forestry

Smokey Makes a Slam-Dunk at Denver Nuggets Event

December 11, 2013 Phil DeSennze, Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Forest Service

The National Basketball Association’s Denver Nuggets honored U.S. Forest Service Hotshot crews and first responders throughout the state of Colorado at a recent Fans and Heroes Night in Denver. The U.S. Forest Service participated in activities before, during and after the game with Smokey Bear...

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