Peg Crim

Peg Crim serves as the lead for Collaborology, Volunteers & Service, Conservation Education, and Partnerships at the Lincoln National Forest, where she orchestrates strategic acquisitions to advance public engagement and ecological stewardship. Her role centers on procuring educational and capacity-building services that empower community volunteers, nonprofit partners, and educational institutions to support forest conservation initiatives. She manages contracts aligned with the Forest Service’s mission to foster sustainable land management through public-private collaboration, focusing on training, outreach, and experiential learning programs that enhance citizen science, trail stewardship, and wildfire preparedness education. While specific contractor names are not publicly enumerated, Crim consistently partners with nonprofit environmental education organizations, community-based service groups, and certified small businesses specializing in conservation programming and adult learning design. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term, relationship-based vendor partnerships that prioritize local engagement and adaptive program delivery, often integrating AmeriCorps volunteers and educational institutions into contract execution. She favors vendors with demonstrated expertise in participatory learning models and ecosystem-based education frameworks. Crim maintains a 100% Small Business Set-Aside preference under FAR 19.5, reflecting a robust commitment to socioeconomic equity in contracting. All acquisitions are reserved exclusively for small businesses, with strong alignment to HUBZone, 8(a), and women-owned small business certifications. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to channel federal resources into community-based enterprises that possess deep regional knowledge and cultural competency in conservation education. Her procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 611430—Professional and Management Development Training—encompassing curriculum development, volunteer coordination training, interpretive education services, and leadership workshops for conservation practitioners. She specializes in acquiring turnkey educational programs that build public capacity for habitat restoration, firewise practices, and native species stewardship, ensuring that training initiatives are scientifically grounded, culturally responsive, and aligned with USDA’s broader climate resilience goals.