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    Application of the forest restoration and utilization calculator : economic effects from potential forest management in Jackson County, OR
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015) White, Eric M.; Bennett, Drew E.
    Forest management to achieve ecological objectives can also create desirable social and economic outcomes in local communities. We developed the Forest Restoration and Utilization Calculator to estimate the economic effects of forest management in Oregon. We used the calculator to explore potential economic effects from a federal forest management project in Jackson County, Oregon. Forest management projects often include a mix of commercial timber harvest and non-commercial forest and watershed treatments, such as thinning and piling of fuels. We tested a hypothetical forest project in Jackson County that included a mix of commercial timber harvest and non-commercial fuels reduction activities using local information on typical forest treatments, stand characteristics, and implementation costs.
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    Collaboration and the Malheur ten-year stewardship contract
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015) Davis, Emily Jane; White, Eric M.; Bennett, Drew E.
    Forest collaborative groups in Oregon integrate ecological, economic, and social objectives in their missions. However, those groups often focus, in practice, on biophysical natural resource issues and have less direct experience with dialogue and data about social and economic issues. This fact sheet illustrates how collaboratives and stakeholders have engaged in innovative contracting to increase social and economic outcomes such as local jobs, business health, and community wildfire risk reduction.
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    Eastern Oregon restoration benefits businesses statewide : distribution of timber buyers & service contractors
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015) White, Eric M.; Bennett, Drew E.; Ellison, Autumn
    Restoration projects on national forests often have far-reaching economic effects that extend beyond local areas around the national forests. To better understand the distribution of economic effects from restoration projects on eastern Oregon national forests, we examined timber sales and service contract records for timber harvesting and forest and watershed restoration treatments on the national forests between 2009 and 2014. We found that service contractors and timber buyers across the state benefit from restoration on eastern Oregon’s forests with a large number of contractors and buyers located in the Willamette Valley and southern Oregon.
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    Economic impacts from Blue Mountains national forests restoration : tracking investments in eastern Oregon
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015) White, Eric M.; Bennett, Drew E.; Ellison, Autumn
    Restoration projects on national forests can have significant economic impacts in addition to the ecological benefits they provide. To better understand the economic impact of increased restoration in Blue Mountains national forests, we examined timber sales and service contract records for timber harvesting and forest and watershed restoration activities on the forests. We compared economic outcomes from years 2013 and 2014 to baseline years of 2009 through 2012. We found that service contract values and timber sale volumes from the Blue Mountains national forests have increased relative to the baseline, resulting in greater economic activity in eastern Oregon in recent years. In 2014, Blue Mountains restoration projects awarded to eastern Oregon businesses supported more than 1,000 jobs and created more than $195 million in business sales in eastern Oregon.
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    Economic impacts from the Malheur 10-year stewardship contract : evaluating year one
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015) Bennett, Drew E.; Davis, Emily Jane; White, Eric M.; Ellison, Autumn
    In September of 2013, the US Forest Service awarded a 10-year stewardship contract intended to promote ecological restoration, wildfire risk reduction, and economic vitality in Grant and Harney counties. This contract has received significant attention because of its duration and the local benefits it is expected to provide. It is also one of the first projects implemented as part of the Forest Service’s Eastside Restoration Strategy. We found that the first year of the contract resulted in $2.16 million in economic activity, supported 101 private sector jobs, and provided new optimism for local businesses in Grant County.