SWV End of Season Debrief, Meeting to discuss MOU Sonora, CA (October 30, 2006) The Workshop to review and discuss the Memorandum of Understanding and Volunteer Agreement with the Forest Service is scheduled to occur at the Forest Service Supervisors Office on Greenley Road in Sonora beginning at 9:00 am November 18, 2006. The End-of-Season debriefing has been scheduled to FOLLOW the workshop. The Season Debrief will be held at the Sonora Inn with a catered dinner from Camacho's as part of this event. We expect to begin the debriefing and social event by 4:00 PM at the latest. Please RSVP if you plan on attending. We are hoping to make this an educational event as well as provide the opportunity to get together as a group as we near the holiday season, plan our future and celebrate our successes. We are requesting attendees to contribute $10 to offset the cost of food and the room charge. Forest Service 100th Anniversary Celebration The USDA Forest Service celebrated its 100th anniversary on July 1, 2005. On this date 100 years ago, the Forest Service was created as an agency with a unique mission: to sustain healthy, diverse, and productive forests and grasslands for present and future generations. The creation of the Forest Service initiated a century of change in managing public forests and grasslands, with introduction of a new conservation ethic and professional workforce to carry it forth. As the agency approaches its centennial, we ask that you join us in reflecting on the organization’s proud history and traditions and exploring ways to move into a new century of "caring for the land and serving people." Click here to find out more... Stanislaus Wilderness Volunteers Receive Chief's Award Sonora, CA (March 4, 2004) The Forest Service today announced that the Stanislaus Wilderness Volunteers (SWV) have received the 2004 National Forest Service Volunteer Award from Chief of the Forest Service Dale Bosworth for excellence in volunteerism. Click here to find out more...