Incorporating resilience in national forest planning and management : an EWP quick guide

Abstract

The goal of this quick guide is to help national forest planners and managers achieve resilient outcomes by clarifying the meaning of resilience and reviewing relevant lessons from recent research. Through research methods that included a review of planning documents, case studies of recent forest plan revisions, and a survey of USFS planning staff, we have identified both challenges and possible solutions to the successful operationalization of resilience. This quick guide will offer lessons learned from these analyses along with tips for practitioners looking to put resilience into action.