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Item Open Access Lakeview Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration (CFLR) Project monitoring plan(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015) Markus, Amy; Davis, Emily Jane; DeMeo, Thomas; Bormann, Bernard T.The Lakeview Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project (CFLR) was selected for funding in 2012. Multiparty monitoring, evaluation, and accountability are required to assess the positive or negative ecological, social, and economic effects of projects implemented. Monitoring is an essential part of adaptive management, because it provides reliable feedback on the effects of management actions and it allows managers to refine decisions and project design through a learning based approach to management. Multiparty monitoring helps to achieve the CFLR’s goals of “improving communication and joint problem solving among individuals and groups” to better manage landscapes.Item Open Access Social and economic monitoring for the Lakeview Stewardship CFLR Project, fiscal years 2016 and 2017(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2019) Ellison, Autumn; Huber-Stearns, HeidiThe Lakeview Stewardship Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project is one of 23 CFLR projects in the U.S. It was one of 13 projects that was awarded funding by the Forest Service in 2012 with an 8-year funding commitment; 10 projects were previously awarded in 2010 with 10-year funding commitments. The project encompasses over 650,000 acres on the Fremont-Winema National Forest and is designed to improve forest health and reduce wildfire hazard while contributing to the social and economic wellbeing of local communities. To accomplish these objectives, a variety of restoration activities are conducted, including forest thinning work, prescribed fire, invasive species management, forest or wildlife surveys, road decommissioning, riparian restoration, and habitat enhancement. These activities may be conducted by Forest Service staff as well as by partners. The Lakeview Stewardship CFLR Project has been designed and implemented by the Fremont-Winema National Forest and the Lakeview Stewardship Group, and the two entities work together to plan ongoing activities and monitor impacts of the project over time.... The goals of this current report are to summarize results for the socioeconomic monitoring questions for the FY 2016–17 project years, present these results alongside those from previous monitoring efforts where possible, and highlight accomplishments since the beginning of the project.Item Open Access Social and economic monitoring for the Lakeview Stewardship CFLR Project, fiscal years 2018 and 2019 : results and perspectives(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2021) Ellison, Autumn; Huber-Stearns, HeidiThis document is the fourth biannual report on socioeconomic monitoring results for the Lakeview Stewardship Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project. It presents the monitoring results for federal Fiscal Years (FY) 2018 and 2019, which are the seventh and eighth years of the project. These results are shown alongside results from the three previous reports where applicable, highlighting accomplishments since the beginning of the project and allowing observation of trends and comparisons.Item Open Access Social and economic monitoring for the Lakeview stewardship CFLR project, FY 2020-2021 : addendum to the 2012-2019 ecological, social, and economic monitoring report(Ecosystem Workforce Program, University of Oregon, 2022) Deak, Alison; Coughlan, Michael R.The Lakeview Stewardship Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration (CFLR) Project was awarded funding in 2012 to improve forest ecological health within 662,289 acres of the Fremont-Winema National Forest and contribute to the social and economic wellbeing of nearby communities. The Fremont-Winema National Forest and Lakeview Stewardship Group have partnered to collaboratively design, implement, and monitor activities within the Lakeview Stewardship CFLR Project. This report is the culmination of the first ten years of the CFLR Project, presenting results for the project’s five socioeconomic monitoring questions for federal fiscal years (FYs) 2020 and 2021, alongside results from previous years.Item Open Access Social and economic monitoring for the Lakeview Stewardship Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project, fiscal years 2012 and 2013(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015) White, Eric M.; Davis, Emily Jane; Moseley, CassandraThe Fremont-Winema National Forest and the Lakeview Stewardship Group were awarded funding under the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration (CFLR) Program in 2012 for the 662,289 acre Lakeview Stewardship Project. The CFLR Program, administered by the U.S. Forest Service, seeks to increase restoration activities to improve the ecological conditions of forested landscapes while contributing to the social and economic well-being of communities located around national forests. The outcomes from CFLR project activities are monitored both through a standardized reporting framework established by the Forest Service and a customized, collaboratively-developed multiparty monitoring program developed for each project by local partners. The multiparty monitoring program developed for the Lakeview Stewardship Project examines ecological, social, and economic effects of the CFLR project. This working paper comprises the social and economic components of the multiparty monitoring for the Lakeview Stewardship Project for fiscal years 2012 and 2013. In addition to examining the outcomes of the CFLR project, we also completed a baseline assessment of patterns of restoration contracting and timber sales on the Lakeview and Paisley ranger districts in recent years.Item Open Access Social and economic monitoring for the Lakeview Stewardship Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project, fiscal years 2014 and 2015(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2018) Rosenberg, Stacy; Ellison, Autumn; Huber-Stearns, Heidi; Moseley, CassandraThe Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 included the establishment of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration (CFLR) Program to promote collaborative, sciencebased ecosystem restoration and benefit local rural economies. The Lakeview Stewardship Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project is one of 23 projects in the U.S. and was awarded funding by the Forest Service in 2012. The project encompasses 662,289 acres on the Fremont-Winema National Forest and is designed to increase restoration activities to both improve forest ecological health and contribute to the social and economic wellbeing of local communities. To accomplish these objectives, a variety of restoration activities such as forest thinning, prescribed fire, road decommissioning, riparian restoration, and wildlife habitat enhancement may be implemented. Together, the Fremont-Winema National Forest and the Lakeview Stewardship Group work collaboratively to design, implement, and monitor the Lakeview Stewardship Project and its activities.Item Open Access Strategies for success under Forest Service restoration initiatives(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2017) Schultz, Courtney A.; McIntyre, Kathleen B.; Cyphers, Laren; Ellison, Autumn; Kooistra, Chad; Moseley, CassandraOver the last decade, the Forest Service has been implementing a series of new initiatives designed to accelerate cross-boundary, collaborative, integrated restoration. Between April-September of 2017, with funding from the US Forest Service, we investigated two of these initiatives, the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) and the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership (JCLRP). We surveyed 425 Forest Service and NRCS staff and conducted a total of 143 interviews with both agency staff and external stakeholders for the CFLRP and JCLRP projects to obtain detailed perspective about our questions and reach external partners.Item Open Access Tracking progress : the monitoring process used in collaborative forest landscape restoration projects in the Pacific Northwest(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015) DeMeo, Thomas; Markus, Amy; Bormann, Bernard T.; Leingang, JodiSeveral trends have emerged in recent years that affect the management of the National Forest System, particularly in the western U.S. One is the recognition of landscapes departed from a natural range of variation, especially with implications for wildfire management. Another trend is the economic decline in many rural communities of the western U.S., particularly those based on natural resource activities such as timber production. Finally, there is increasing acceptance of collaborative approaches to forest management. Collaborative approaches endeavor to increase mutual learning among previously polarized parties, find consensus to accomplish objectives, and improve the quality of public participation while addressing recent landscape and socioeconomic concerns.