Dear Partner,

Forests across the nation are facing serious challenges. Having sustainable, healthy, resilient forests in the future depends on our ability to address these challenges today. In 2017, the Forest Service began a strategic effort designed to better align our culture, policies, and procedures for how we manage and sell forest products with current and future forest restoration needs. The goal of this effort is to increase the pace and scale of restoration, improve forest conditions, and improve efficiency of forest products delivery.