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Item Open Access Factors influencing national forests' use of climate change vulnerability assessment : findings from a pilot study(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2020) Coughlan, Michael R.; Huber-Stearns, Heidi; Schultz, Courtney A.The USDA Forest Service conducts climate change vulnerability assessments (CCVA) to inform planning and regions, and individual forests have also assessed climate change vulnerabilities for their landscapes and ecosystems, often in support of forest plan revision. National forests have used CCVA to inform forest planning and management in a range of ways, some more comprehensive than others. We designed a pilot survey instrument aimed at exploring social and organizational factors that may influence the degree to which national forests adopt practices or undertake activities related to climate change adaptation.Item Open Access Federal Forest Restoration Progarm use of the Good Neighbor Authority : 2016-2018 activities and outcomes(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2019) Santo, Anna; Huber-Stearns, Heidi; Ellison, Autumn; Coughlan, Michael R.; Koutnik, Zach; Davis, Emily JaneThe Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) was authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill. It allows federal and state agencies to work in partnership to implement watershed and forest management activities on federal lands. The Federal Forest Restoration Program (FFRP)—administered by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF)—began using GNA in 2016 to complete restoration activities on lands managed by the USDA Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. This fact sheet highlights select outcomes from GNA activities administered by ODF from 2016 to 2018.Item Open Access Federal Forest Restoration Program use of the Good Neighbor Authority : 2016-2020 activities and outcomes(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2020) Sullivan, Kyle; Santo, Anna; Huber-Stearns, Heidi; Ellison, AutumnThe Federal Forest Restoration Program (FFRP)—administered by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF)—has been using Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) since 2016 to complete restoration activities on lands managed by the USDA Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. The Oregon Legislature House Bill 4118 in 2018 established a state priority to pursue GNA projects that increase timber harvest volume, create jobs, reduce wildfire risks, improve wildlife habitat and watershed health, and stimulate local economies. This fact sheet is an update to prior years reporting of select outcomes from GNA activities administered by ODF from 2016 to 2020. The information reported here is in support of an effort by ODF to summarize outcomes from all projects pursued under GNA agreements in Oregon. Additional information on FFRP work can be found in prior year’s reports.Item Open Access Letting nature do the work : managing wildfires for resource objectives in New Mexico(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2019) Huber-Stearns, Heidi; Davis, Emily Jane; Evans, Alexander M.; Caggiano, MichaelIn millions of acres of fire-adapted landscapes across the West, the need for forest restoration and wildfire mitigation outpaces capacity to respond, posing risks to homes, communities, and forest health. Land managers are increasingly looking for tools to help address these risks. One approach is to manage naturally ignited wildfires at appropriate intensities and severities to reduce fuel loads and improve forest health. This fact sheet describes managing naturally ignited wildfires for resource objectives and how multiple public, private and nongovernmental entities are working on wildfire mitigation, pre-planning, and suppression in northern New Mexico to foster the necessary conditions for this approach.Item Open Access Oregon's Federal Forest Restoration Program(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2017) Salerno, Jonathan; Huber-Stearns, Heidi; Moseley, CassandraThe Federal Forest Restoration Program (FFRP) is a partnership between the state, federal forest managers, and public lands stakeholders to support forest restoration and economic opportunity on federal forest lands across Oregon. The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) asked the Ecosystem Workforce Program, University of Oregon (EWP), to conduct post hoc monitoring of the FFRP. This fact sheet highlights select preliminary findings.Item Open Access Oregon's Federal Forest Restoration Program : FY 2014-2019 cumulative accomplishments(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2019) Santo, Anna; Huber-Stearns, Heidi; Ellison, Autumn; Rhodewalt, Amelia; Davis, Emily JaneThe Federal Forest Restoration Program (FFRP) is a partnership between the state of Oregon, federal forest managers, and public lands stakeholders to increase forest restoration and economic opportunity on federal forest lands across Oregon. This Fact Sheet shows cumulative investments and select impacts made over the six years of the program.Item Open Access Oregon's Federal Forest Restoration Program : FY 2017-2019 accomplishments(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2020) Santo, Anna; Huber-Stearns, Heidi; Ellison, Autumn; Davis, Emily Jane; White, Eric M.The Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Federal Forest Restoration Program (FFRP) is a partnership between the state of Oregon, federal forest managers, and public lands stakeholders to increase forest restoration and economic opportunity on federal forest lands across Oregon. This Fact Sheet is an addendum to previous monitoring reports and shows actual expenditures and select impacts made during the state fiscal years (FY) 2017–2019 biennium.