Seeing, listening, collaborating: What it takes to revise Alaska forest plan
Deputy Forest Supervisor Barb Miranda, Tongass National Forest, is overseeing the revision of the Tongass Forest Plan. (Photo courtesy Bethany Goodrich, Sustainable Southeast Partnership)
ALASKA—What has changed in southeast Alaska and Tongass National Forest over more than 25 years? That is the driving…
#AlaskanNatives, #Collaboration
Webinar: Sifting through selective science, misinformation for collaborative forest management
COLORADO—Join Rocky Mountain Research Station and Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes for an upcoming land manager-focused panel webinar about selective science use, impacts to land management, and methods for reducing misinformation in collaborative forest management.Hear from subject matter experts who have effectively…
#Collaboration, #Training
Collaborative Wildfire Risk Reduction Program
Marc Estrada a Forest Service wildland firefighter with Palomar Fire Station during a prescribed fire. (U.S. Forest Service photo by Andrew Avitt)
The Collaborative Wildfire Risk Reduction Program enables national forests, in collaboration with tribes, communities, and partners, to reduce…
#Fire, #Wildfire, #WildfireCrisis, #WildfireRiskReduction, #Collaboration
Common ground in the Rio Chama
The essence of the Southwest may be summarized in one word – Querencia. A sense of place where one feels safe, at home; where they can draw strength from communities tied to a landscape that provides resources for livelihoods and connections to the land that may not be understood well in other parts of the US…
#RioChama, #Collaboration, #CollaborativeForestLandscapeRestorationProgram, #TribalEngagement, #TribalRelations, #Tribes
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative improving waterways
The Great Lakes contain 95% of the surface fresh water in North America. From space, several large cities can be seen, including Minneapolis-St. Paul at left-center edge, Chicago at the southern tip of Lake Michigan, and Detroit between Erie and Huron. Flowing past Minneapolis and toward the…
#Water, #WatershedRestoration, #Collaboration
Alaska celebrates success in aquatic passage upgrades, interagency collaboration
When the fish return, we all win, including the brown bears that fish for salmon. USDA Forest Service photo by Erwin Weston.
ALASKA—Passion, shared vision and common goals are paving the way for new fish passage improvement projects throughout Alaska.
The Federal Highway Administration released the first…