Modernizing Forest Plans in the Northwest
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Federal Advisory Committee
The Northwest Forest Plan Area Advisory Committee was established to solicit advice and recommendations on landscape management approaches that promote sustainability, climate change adaptations, and wildfire resilience while providing for increasing use of and demands from National Forest System lands in the Northwest Forest Plan area.
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Get Involved in Forest Planning
The national forests are owned by all Americans, and we all have a role to play in how they are managed. Although this approach creates a great responsibility for both the Forest Service and its public, it also presents the public with an important opportunity to help create forest plans that serve a public interest.
The Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) amendment is a landscape approach to public land management designed to contribute to social and economic sustainability in the region, while protecting threatened and endangered species in late successional and old-growth habitats. The NWFP amended existing forest plans on 19 national forest units across Washington, Oregon, and California. The NWFP and those underlying forest plans that were amended require key updates to address current management needs. Use the links above to get more information about the updates to the forest plan modernization process.