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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>A year-end Thank You from NFH and a reminder of how valuable our cabin community is. <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p style='margin:0in'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0E101A'>NFH Outreach News: The Invaluableness of Our Cabin Community</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>At NFH, we get a bird’s-eye view into all the work cabin owners do to maintain their cabins and contribute to their tract and the surrounding communities. It’s potlucks and picnics, family time, lifetime friendships, and instant bonds that feel nearly the same. It’s a neighbor removing a tree that fell across the cabin driveway next door, or another texting to let you know they’ve patched a broken window to secure your cabin until you can get there. It’s watching wildlife from a cozy chair by the fire or from a sunny spot out on the deck. It is sitting quietly with a favorite cabin memory, and other times, laughing out loud with family and friends, remembering, “that time when …” </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>One of the greatest gifts of the cabin program is the community it creates.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Throughout 2025, we’ve had the opportunity to visit cabin owners across the country. In all the tracts, we’ve seen a common thread – our cabins and the public land they occupy are dear to us. This coming year, we encourage each of you to get to know someone new in the cabin community – someone who might be learning about the program. Maybe take a drive to another part of your National Forest to connect with a nearby cabin tract.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Having a community to turn to when questions arise about the cabin program is worth the investment in making connections. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Hope your holidays are full of cheer and include a sprinkle of cabin memories!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Linden Beck </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>NFH Communicator </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>El Dorado Forest </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>36 Milestone Tract </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>916-202-9021</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0E101A'>p.s. Our </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#262626;background:white'>Recreation Residence permit fees are typically billed by this time of year. Due to the recent Government Shutdown, billing for annual fees should arrive by end of December with an<strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'> extended due date of February 1</span></strong>. See the new fees </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.nationalforesthomeowners.org/page/Permit_Fees" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#344E0D;background:white'>HERE</span></b></a><span style='color:#262626;background:white'>. If you do not receive your bill by January 1, 2026, please contact the USFS National Billing Team directly via email at <a href="mailto:SM.FS.WONTBT@usda.gov" target="_blank">SM.FS.WONTBT@usda.gov</a> or by phone at 202-205-1144.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>