“I was very surprised to find that the uniform we wear, almost exactly like the Forest Service ranger uniforms, with the exception of the volunteer insignia on ours, creates a welcoming space for ...

When Jason Herbert is meeting with tribal members on their lands, he prefers not to wear his U.S. Forest Service uniform, despite whatever agency guidelines suggest in the case of official business.

The focus of the Forest Stewards program is to engage visitors while they are in the forest through in-person contacts. Face-to-face interactions with trained liaisons, in a Forest Service uniform ...