Browsing by Author "Kauffman, Marcus"

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    An analysis of forest service and BLM contracting and contractor capacity in Lake County, Oregon: 1994-1999
    (Sustainable Northwest, 2001-07) Kauffman, Marcus; Sustainable Northwest (Organization)
    This document examines the federal contracting sector in Lake County, considering both the federal land management agenciesā€™ demand for services and the capacity of local contracting firms to carry out the work. It is hoped that this information will aid the development of a highskill high-wage contracting sector in the county. This report analyzes contracts awarded by the Fremont National Forest and the Bureau of Land Managementā€™s (BLM) Lakeview District between 1994 and 1999. It also examines the capacity of 17 contracting firms in Lake County. This assessment seeks to: 1) quantify the Forest Service and BLM demand for contracted services in Lake County; 2) determine how much and what types of work were awarded to contracting firms located within Lake County and Bly from 1994-1999; 3) gauge the capacity of the local contractors to provide the services sought by the federal agencies; 4) offer recommendations to help increase the competitiveness of local firms and make federal contracts more attractive to local firms.
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    Beyond Planning: Stewardship Contracting as a Management Tool for Implementing CWPPs
    (University of Oregon, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, 2008-06) Donovan, Shannon; Lynn, Kathy; Kauffman, Marcus
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    Federal Forest Restoration Program use of the Good Neighbor Authority : 2016-2021 activities and outcomes
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2022) Sullivan, Kyle; Coughlan, Michael R.; Kauffman, Marcus
    Restoration is a pressing need across Oregonā€™s forestsā€”over 7 million acres are experiencing declining forest health and are at elevated risk of large and destructive wildfires. Oregon Department of Forestryā€™s (ODF) Federal Forest Restoration Program partners with federal agencies to restore and steward these important lands to enhance and protect the valuable benefits they provide for Oregonians. ODF supports three key elements of restoration: Planning ā€“ Implementation ā€“ Monitoring, all integral to restoring land in an ecologically sound, scientific manner. This fact sheet summarizes the results of ODFā€™s efforts to increase the pace, scale and quality of restoration on federal lands in Oregon.
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    Klamath County : Walker Range Community wildfire protection plan
    (Klamath County (Or.), 2005-07) Chemult Rural Fire Protection District; Watershed Research and Training Center; Oregon Outback Rural Fire Protection District; Crescent-Odell Lakes Rural Fire Protection District; La Pine Rural Fire Protection District; Walker Range Forest Protective Association; Crescent Rural Fire Protection District; Klamath County (Or.); Kauffman, Marcus
    The goals of the Walker Range CWPP are to: increase public understanding of living in a fire-adapted ecosystem; instill a sense of personal responsibility for taking preventative actions regarding wildland fire; restore fire-adapted ecosystems; improve the landscapeĆ¢ s fire resilience while protecting other social and ecological values. [From the Plan]
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    Sisters : Community wildfire protection plan
    (City of Sisters (Or.), 2006) Sisters (Or.); Watershed Research and Training Center; Kauffman, Marcus
    The goals of the plan are to: (1) coordinate hazardous fuel reduction treatments across boundaries because wildland fires do not pay attention to political boundaries; and (2) promote a better understanding of living in a fire-adapted environment; and (3) promote personal responsibility for taking preventative action. [From the Plan]
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    The State of the Dry Forest Zone and its Communities
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2010-04) Davis, Emily Jane; Moseley, Cassandra; Nielsen-Pincus, Max; Abrams, Jesse; Brady, Cullen; Christoffersen, Nils; Davis, Chad; Enzer, Maia J.; Gordon, Josef; Goulette, Nick; Jungwirth, Lynn; Jungwirth, Jim; Kauffman, Marcus; McCarthy, Tyler; Shannon, Patrick; Sundstrom, Shiloh
    The Dry Forest Zone is a region of eastern Oregon and northern California with challenging market conditions and high levels of poverty and unemployment. However, local entrepreneurship, collaboration, and commitment to integrated economic development and natural resource management in the zone are strong. In the past decade, the scope of community-based nonprofits, integrated biomass utilization businesses, and new networks has increased, fostering sustainable forest stewardship at an increasingly regional scale. The geography and climate of the zone support dry forests of pine and mixed conifer with fire regimes that are departed from their historical range of variability. These forests are prone to wildfire hazards and in need of active management to restore more diverse and variable-aged structures. As 68 percent of the land in the zone is public, the communities of this region rely on the economic and ecological productivity of these federal forests. The number of sawmills that once provided high levels of primary processing capacity and employment has shrunk to nine mills in the zone. More forest-related employment is now forestry support work, including activities such as firefighting, pest control, and thinning. Poverty and unemployment have increased, with estimated poverty levels in 2007 of over 15 percent in ten of the fifteen counties. Through the Dry Forest Zone project, we have an opportunity to build on the local strengths of this region and overcome these ecological and socioeconomic challenges.