Building a citizen-agency partnership among diverse interests : the Colville National Forest and Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition experience /
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Portland, OR :
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station,
[2012]
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| Series: | Research paper PNW ;
588. |
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| Online Access: | http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_rp588.pdf |
| Abstract: | Concerns about forest health and the threat of wildfire across the Western United States increasingly provide the impetus for communities to find land management solutions that serve multiple interests. Funding and procedural changes over the past decade have positioned federal agencies to put greater emphasis on multistakeholder partnerships and public outreach efforts. Partnerships build slowly over time, but can result in a healthier resource, reduced fire risk, greater stability for agency planning processes, and more resilient communities. Drawing on interviews with stakeholders representing broad interests in a partnership between the Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition and the Colville National Forest, we examine some of the critical factors leading to the partnership's success and identify challenges along the way. We illustrate how the citizens of Colville, Washington, overcame conflicts by learning to communicate their interests and use existing resources to advance a variety of goals, ranging from fuels reduction and active forest management to roadless area and wilderness management. We highlight a set of important organizational themes that have emerged from Colville to provide managers and other stakeholders with ideas for similar efforts. |
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| Item Description: | Cover title. "May 2012." |
| Physical Description: | 16 pages ; 28 cm. Also available on the World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-16). |