KEY DRIVERS: THE SECRETARY’S VISION

1. KEY DRIVERS:THE SECRETARY’S VISION An Overview Presented by: Edward Hunter 07/13/2011 R8 Strategic Workforce Planning Team A.K.A. – The XTeam

2. KEY DRIVERS • R8 Strategic Framework • FSH 5109.17 zero code and Chapter 10 • FS Fire and Aviation Qualification Guide (FSFAQG) • PMS 310-1 • The Cohesive Strategy • Southern Forests Future Summary Report • OIG’s Audit on FS Firefighting Succession Plan • Vision for America’s Forest • FS Action Plan for Four Pillars • NASF’s Seven Points

3. Secretary’s Vision All Lands Approach Ecosystem Restoration Emerging Markets Climate Change

4. FS Action Plan for Four Pillars • Enhancing Water Resources • Responding to Climate Change • Community-based Stewardship • Jobs to Assist Rural Communities • NLC identified 52 actions and 141 measurable outcomes • Contributions to the Agency’s mission • Feasibility of the actions • Potential for High Impact • Promoting Actions on the Ground

5. NASF’s Seven Points • Seven Point Plan for America’s Forest • Federal Leadership and Agency Collaboration • Priority Landscapes and Forest Resource Needs • Targeted Funding for Essential Infrastructure • Market Contributions to Forest Health and Restoration • Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Water • Legislation and Policy that Sustain Trees and Forests • Proof of Concept Demonstrations “An all-lands vision for forests must recognize the value of all forests and trees—rural and urban, public and private—in all states and U.S. territories.”

6. Common Themes • Collaboration - Working Across Boundaries • Landscape Scale Ecosystem Restoration • Policy that Supports Restoration • Creating Healthy Forest that are resilient to Climate Change • Job Creation and Local Economies

7. How Will This Impact Us? • Flexible • Nimble • Lean • Innovative • Creative • Good Neighbors

8. QUESTIONS