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Founded in 1994, the Ecosystem Workforce Program was created to help lead the rural Pacific Northwest into the age of ecosystem management--management for healthy communities and healthy environments. The EWP believes that, by creating high skill forest and watershed jobs that enable people to work near their homes, we will establish a structure for long term resource stewardship. Our goal is to demonstrate the linkages between a quality workforce, a healthy economy, healthy community, and effective management for forest ecosystems.
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Item Open Access An assessment of federal restoration contracting and contractor capacity in northeastern Oregon(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015) Ellison, Autumn; Bennett, Drew E.; Knapp, Melanie; White, Eric M.; Davis, Emily Jane; Moseley, CassandraAn accelerated pace and scale of forest restoration on Oregon’s eastside national forests will rely heavily on the ability of contractors to both implement forest treatments and contribute to environmental planning activities. Private businesses commonly are contracted to implement already-planned restoration work on Forest Service land. . . . Recently, within Oregon, private businesses, state agencies, and non-governmental partners have also begun playing a role in pre-implementation restoration activities. . . . For this report, we used past Forest Service restoration contracting data, records of grants and agreements to Forest Service partners for activities related to restoration, and contractor interviews to better understand how the Forest Service works with local businesses and partners in all aspects of forest restoration efforts. We also used these data to understand the capacity of the local restoration contractor workforce to carryout accelerated restoration work.Item Open Access Barriers and opportunities for increasing landowner participation in conservation programs in the interior Northwest(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2014) Bennett, Drew E.; Nielsen-Pincus, Max; Ellison, Autumn; Pomeroy, Alaina; Burright, Harmony S. J.; Gosnell, Hannah; Moseley, Cassandra; Gwin, LaurenWorking forest and range lands are rapidly changing as exurban growth, economic trends, and environmental impacts associated with climate change challenge traditional livelihoods derived from the production of farm, ranch, and forest products. Sustaining viable small and medium-sized forest and ranch operations while also supporting conservation-oriented management practices is essential to ensure that these properties continue to contribute to the working landscape and maintain ecological values in the American West.Item Open Access Economic outcomes from the U.S. Forest Service Eastside Strategy(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2016) White, Eric M.; Bennett, Drew E.; Davis, Emily Jane; Moseley, CassandraThe USDA Forest Service (Forest Service) has implemented several initiatives to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration on national forests east of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon and Washington. Collectively, these initiatives fall under the Eastside Restoration Strategy of the Pacific Northwest Region of the Forest Service. The early initiatives of the Eastside Strategy, beginning in late 2012/early 2013, focused primarily on eastern Oregon, with specific emphasis on the Blue Mountains region of northeastern Oregon through the creation of the Blue Mountains planning team and implementation of the Malheur 10-year stewardship contract. The Blue Mountains planning team is focused on developing new ways of doing business to complete National Environmental Policy Act planning over larger areas and with shorter timeframes. The 10-year stewardship contract is aimed at increasing restoration treatment on the Malheur National Forest and supporting improved economic conditions in Grant and Harney counties.Item Open Access Monitoring of outcomes from Oregon’s Federal Forest Health Program(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015) White, Eric M.; Davis, Emily Jane; Bennett, Drew E.; Moseley, CassandraThere has been focused investment from the USDA Forest Service (USFS), the State of Oregon, local governments, and others to increase the quality and pace and scale of forest restoration on national forests in eastern Oregon. The USFS expanded planning capacity, especially in the Blue Mountains. The Oregon legislature, through the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), devoted $2.88 million in the 2013–2015 biennial budget. This funding became the “Federal Forest Health Program” (FFH) within ODF and was organized into three focal areas for targeted investment: a) State/Federal Implementation Partnership, b) Collaborative Capacity Grants, and c) Technical Assistance and Science Support for collaborative efforts. To gauge effectiveness of these increased investments, the Federal Forest Working Group (FFWG; formerly the Federal Forest Advisory Committee) facilitated the development of a list of performance measures to gauge the success of the State’s investment.Item Open Access Social and economic monitoring for the Southern Blues Restoration Coalition Project, fiscal years 2012 and 2013(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015) White, Eric M.; Bennett, Drew E.; Moseley, CassandraCollaboration on Forest Restoration and the Southern Blues Project: In the wake of changing ecological and social conditions, a diverse group of community leaders, loggers, ranchers, conservationists, and USFS representatives began to come together to explore options to address many of the challenges facing the MNF and adjacent communities.