Multiparty Monitoring and Assessment Guidelines

For Community Based Forest Restoration

Multiparty monitoring and assessment of forest restoration work is increasingly included as a requirement of federal programs such as the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP) and Stewardship Contracting Pilots. (Short Guide--PDF, 548kb)

• Cover Page and Table of Contents (412kb)
• Chapter 1 - Introduction and Overview (432kb)
• Chapter 2 - The Multiparty Monitoring Process (79kb)
• Chapter 3 - Ecological Goals and Indicators (54kb)
• Chapter 4 - Socioeconomic Goals, Indicators, and Measures (196kb)
• Chapter 5 - Ecological Monitoring Tools and Methods (146kb)
• Chapter 6 - Socioeconomic Monitoring Tools and Methods (163kb)
• Appendix I - Glossary (43kb)
• Appendix II - Recommended Measures, Data Sources, and Methods for Select Socioeconomic Monitoring Indicators (95kb)
• Appendix III - References (31kb)
• Appendix IV - Sample Ecological Monitoring Data Sheets (76kb)
• Appendix V - Participant List for Monitoring Guidelines (193kb)

Sample CFRP Multiparty Assessments

• CFRP 25-02: Indigenous Community Enterprises, "Developing Small Diameter Utilization and Stewardship Capacity in Navajo Communities" (302kb)
• CFRP 21-01: Pueblo of Zuni, "Zuni-Cibola Forest Restoration Initiative" (677kb)
• CFRP 26-02: The Forest Guild, "Collaborative Forest Restoration and Community Development in Tres Piedras" (892kb)
• CFRP 06-02: Ohkay Owingeh, "Riparian Forest Restoration in San Juan and Española" (746kb)

The Multiparty Monitoring Handbook Series

These multiparty monitoring handbooks are part of a series of guides to monitor collaborative forest restoration projects. There are five handbooks in this series. All are in PDF format. In order to cover all aspects of the multiparty monitoring process you will need to refer to these guidelines.

• Handbook 1. What is multiparty monitoring? (157kb)
• Handbook 2. Developing a multiparty monitoring plan (134kb)
• Handbook 3. Budgeting for monitoring projects (174kb)
• Handbook 4. Monitoring ecological effects (834kb)
• Handbook 5. Monitoring social and economic effects of forest restoration (350kb)

Multiparty Monitoring Curriculum Guide

This guide was developed specifically for use by schools, teachers, and project leaders involved with ecological monitoring of Collaborative Forest Restoration Program projects. It was designed to provide background information, lessons and activities that relate directly to monitoring goals. It can also be used by other educators interested in teaching students about ecological concepts relevant to the Southwest.