By Deidra McGee, USDA Forest Service Public Affairs
On June 19 and 20, the USDA Forest Service sent 17 delegates from across the country to join with 520 young adults from across the country for the world's first two-day Outdoor Youth Summit and Festival in New York City's Central Park. With the emphasis on youth engagement, the Forest Service thought it was vital to go to the source and ask young people for their ideas and thoughts about conservation in America.
