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>> MARCOS RAMIREZ FIELD RANGER COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA; Valuing People
& Places is a journey of exploration to reflect on our roots and discover our future.
>> ANA MILLER-TERKUILE FIELD RANGER SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST; It's about valuing the
places we are privileged to steward, the public we serve, and each and every one of us that
makes this happen every day in communities across our region.
>> GRACE LILLY FIELD RANGER MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT; It's about remembering
who we are and becoming consistent about how we carry out and communicate our work, guided by a unified purpose.
>> STUART DELAND FIELD RANGER COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA; It's about strengthening
our connection to mission and purpose and helping us feel more connected, safe, inspired,
and supported in our jobs.
>> FIELD RANGERS HELLS CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; Welcome to your National Forest.
>> GRADY BOSWELL FIELD RANGER MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT; Welcome to your National Forest.
>> DAVID DIAZ FIELD RANGER SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST; Hi, Welcome to your National Forest.
>> RENEE PLOURDE FIELD RANGER SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST; Valuing People and Places field rangers
are stationed in National Forests across our region.
They engage visitors in meaningful conversations about the resource,
lead guided hikes,
set up tables with educational information,
and provide opportunities that encourage stewardship.
>> DENISE TRUONG FIELD RANGER SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST; To be a field ranger is to be
a guide to everyone who's here. A source of inspiration and education for all the minds
and all the bright smiles that come by and visit our national forest.
>> PLOURDE; Special emphasis was placed on connecting the public with their National Forests and Grasslands,
promoting the agency's mission,
and telling the stories of all those who serve in our nation's forests.
>> ANN PARKIN FIELD RANGER SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST; Here in the Siuslaw we have an
archaeologist. The general public isn't seeing him, but his knowledge that he gave
to us sort of we're kinda the bridge from the behind the scenes archaeology aspect of
this to the visitors and the people that are here.
>> VISITOR CAPE PERPETUA SCENIC AREA; So now it's just enjoyable to be out in nature
and understand what I'm seeing. And be ya know I think get more out of what I see in
nature because I just have a better understanding.
>> LILLY; Without the food that comes from nature we wouldn't be able to survive, without
sunshine not a lot of people would smile. So nature is your way to connect back to the
wild where we all used to once live.
>> PLOURDE; With about a quarter of the land in the Pacific Northwest protected as National
Forests and Grasslands, there are ample opportunities to access and connect with nature.
This vast network surrounds almost every community, belongs to us all,
and contributes so much of what we need to support and enrich our lives.
>> VISITOR CAPE PERPETUA SCENIC AREA; It really gives you a chance to explore and to learn
about our planet and about each other and to make sure that we learn about how to take care of it.
>> PLOURDE; To ensure that our National Forests and Grasslands remain healthy and productive
now and for future generations, we must sustainably manage these lands while also serving the
broadest and greatest public interest.
>> VISITOR OREGON DUNES NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; I think that we're always taught about
nature in school and it's one thing to see it in the books but being here makes it real.
Also the idea that family members before me have been here and I feel like I am redoing their steps.
>> PLOURDE; As every bit as important as the value we place on land is the value we place
on people because the only way to find the always-changing greatest good is by being
in community and finding the answers together.
>> BOSWELL; So being in local communities, as I am today, as I am every week, you have
people coming up to you and saying, It's really good to see the National Forest in
local communities. It's great to know that you're here to listen, it's great that
the resources are there.
>> JIM GRONO COMMUNITY MEMBER; The Valuing People and Places program has been a big
help to us these last couple years because some of our projects, particularly the one
at the dunes and the PAWN trail hike and the Cape Perpetua experience were all done by the field rangers.
>> MICHELE JONES DISTRICT RANGER CENTRAL COAST RANGER DISTRICT; So I think Valuing People
and Places is that link to the people to continue to make us relevant. They can come to our
sights and enjoy the National Forest but Valuing People and Places is the message
we give to them and it makes us relevant. This is what the Forest Service is, this is
who we are. We're proud to where our uniforms, we're proud of to
be a National Forest and serve the public and show off these amazing natural resources.
>> PLOURDE; As faces for the land of many uses, Valuing People and Places Field Rangers
will continue to care for the land and serve the people that access our nation's forests and grasslands.