Northwest Forest Plan policy and direction is derived from two key documents:

These decisions were preceeded by a series of environmental assessments:

1994 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest Related Species Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl

1993 FEMAT Report: Forest Ecosystem Management: An Ecological, Economic, and Social Assessment

Memoranda of Understanding

The agencies involved have periodically signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) to indicate their continued participation in the Plan and document associated administrative procedures and expectations. MOUs are not a legally binding documents and do not obligate monies, but do represent a signed commitment to conduct interagency business in a specified manner.

Federal Advisory Committee Charters

Other Reports

Watershed Analysis Reports

  • Ecosystem Analysis at the Watershed Scale. Federal Guide for Watershed Analysis Section II Analysis Methods and Techniques, October 1996, Version 2.3 (PDF, 728K).
  • Ecosystem Analysis at the Watershed Scale. Federal Guide for Watershed Analysis, August 1995, Version 2.2 (PDF, 838K). Known as WA Guide. With supplementation by RIEC memorandum, subject “Watershed Analysis: Direction for completion of A Federal Agency Guide to Watershed Analysis,” January 10, 1995.