Browsing by Author "Medley-Daniel, Michelle"

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    Challenges to developing new socioeconomic performance measures
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012) Moseley, Cassandra; Davis, Emily Jane; Medley-Daniel, Michelle
    The USDA Forest Service needs performance measures to track the social and economic outcomes of its investments. But there are inherent challenges to developing, adapting, and using new measures in the Forest Service’s accountability system. Measuring socioeconomic outcomes can also be complex. We describe these barriers and suggest possible solutions for developing and integrating new socioeconomic performance measures.
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    Integrating socioeconomic considerations into the Watershed Condition Framework
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012) Moseley, Cassandra; Davis, Emily Jane; Medley-Daniel, Michelle
    The Watershed Condition Framework (WCF) will help national forests assess and prioritize activities, and measure progress towards improved watershed condition. The USDA Forest Service also expects restoration to create social and economic benefits. However, strategies for assessing, integrating, or tracking these dimensions were not explicitly incorporated into the WCF. We offer some strategies to help integrate socioeconomic and biophysical dimensions of restoration.
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    Measuring socioeconomic outcomes of forest and watershed restoration : state of the field
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012) Davis, Emily Jane; Moseley, Cassandra; Medley-Daniel, Michelle
    The USDA Forest Service has emphasized how forest and watershed restoration can support jobs and economic development. However, the Forest Service currently has few performance measures to track the socioeconomic outcomes of restoration. There are a number of monitoring guidebooks that suggest measures for these impacts. Taken together these guidebooks offer hundreds of related indicators that can be organized into four major categories: adaptive capacity, economic impacts, social equity, and provision of ecosystem services. Building on these measures, the Forest Service can find ways to document its diverse roles in fostering socioeconomic resilience.
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    A quick guide for creating high-quality jobs through restoration on national forests
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012) Moseley, Cassandra; Davis, Emily Jane; Medley-Daniel, Michelle
    Forest Service policies and programs promote the integration of forest and watershed restoration with local economic development....The purpose of this quick guide is to help you, as a national forests and grasslands staff person, work with key stakeholders and partners to develop and implement strategies to create jobs from restoration using tools already at your disposal.
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    A quick guide for incorporating collaboration into the Watershed Condition Framework
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012) Moseley, Cassandra; Medley-Daniel, Michelle; Davis, Emily Jane
    The Watershed Condition Framework (WCF) asks Forest Service program managers and line officers to plan and implement integrated watershed restoration. Collaborating to restore watersheds can help you, as a national forest or grassland staff member, achieve diverse benefits. In addition, engaging with partners inside and outside of the agency can help you address community priorities, build capacity, leverage resources, and increase accomplishments across the landscape. This quick guide provides strategies for collaborating at each of the steps in the WCF.
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    Why create socioeconomic performance measures?
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012) Moseley, Cassandra; Davis, Emily Jane; Medley-Daniel, Michelle
    In 2010, USDA Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell stated that “building a forest restoration economy will create new jobs in rural communities and help diversify the forest products industry to support the sustainability of local communities.” However, the Forest Service’s performance accountability system lacks measures of the socioeconomic impacts of restoration. We discuss why these measures are necessary to help the Forest Service better document the impacts of restoration.