On a cold evening in December, the Sidney R. Yates Building in Washington, D.C., transformed into a winter wonderland to welcome more than 400 partners, collaborators and Forest Service employees to celebrate 120 years of forestry and honor the people and organizations who continue to strengthen the agency’s legacy of stewardship. Hosted by the Society of American Foresters and sponsored by the National Forest Foundation and CultivaGlobal, the reception brought together a wide community dedicated to sustaining the health, resilience and future of America’s forests. …During the program, attendees also received an introduction to #Forests250, a new initiative aligning with the National America250 commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The effort highlights the essential role forests have played throughout the nation’s history and the importance of shared stewardship in shaping the next 250 years.