Understanding and Addressing Emerging Frustration Among Citizens’ Collaborative Groups Interacting with the USDA Forest Service

Understanding and Addressing Emerging Frustration Among Citizens’ Collaborative Groups Interacting with the USDA Forest Service

Mar 5, 2016

Unless action is undertaken to confront the problem of deepening frustrations by many citizens’ collaborative groups, it is likely that the collaborative outcomes envisioned by the USDA Forest Service will not be achieved. It is the hope of the authors that this paper will be instrumental in beginning a national dialogue concerning this growing trend of frustration among citizens’ collaborative groups working with the Forest Service and that actions can be taken to strengthen citizen collaboration.

In Rim Fire’s wake, fungi hold hope for rebirth

In Rim Fire’s wake, fungi hold hope for rebirth

Dec 15, 2015

An extensive study by a UC Berkeley graduate student has found that a rich, fungal spore bank under the devastating Rim Fire two years ago remained intact and sparked the rebirth of new plants, trees and seedlings.

CFLR Annual Report 2015 Summary

CFLR Annual Report 2015 Summary

Dec 1, 2015

A one-page summary of the 2015 CFLR Annual Report is available here. For all Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLR) funded projects, the Regional Forester prepares an annual report on the accomplishments of each selected proposal. The annual report...
The Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project (SNAMP) Final Report

The Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project (SNAMP) Final Report

Sep 1, 2015

The Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project (SNAMP) is a joint forest management assessment by the University of California (UC), the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin, state and federal agencies, and the public. SNAMP was created in response to...