Moseley, CassandraDonoghue, Ellen M. (Ellen Mary)Charnley, SusanMacFarland, Kate2015-08-142015-08-142011https://hdl.handle.net/1794/191684 pagesCongress granted broad stewardship contracting authority to the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management in the FY 2003 appropriations act to help these agencies accomplish restoration and hazardous fuels reduction and increase community benefit from these activities. During the first several years of the authority, the use of stewardship contracting was uneven, with some national forests making significant use of the authorities while others hardly used stewardship contracting at all. Although the stewardship contracting has become more wide spread in recent years, it is not clear why some national forests were early adopters and others were more hesitant to use the authorities. This study provides insight into the question of why the use of stewardship contracting was initially so variable.en-USCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USForest management--Contracting outFuel reduction (Wildfire prevention)Public contractsUnited States. Forest ServiceOther