Adopting stewardship contracting : lessons from four national forests
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Date
2011
Authors
Moseley, Cassandra
Donoghue, Ellen M. (Ellen Mary)
Charnley, Susan
MacFarland, Kate
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Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon
Abstract
Congress granted broad stewardship contracting authority to the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land
Management in the FY 2003 appropriations act to help these agencies accomplish restoration and
hazardous fuels reduction and increase community benefit from these activities. During the first several
years of the authority, the use of stewardship contracting was uneven, with some national forests making
significant use of the authorities while others hardly used stewardship contracting at all. Although the stewardship
contracting has become more wide spread in recent years, it is not clear why some national forests
were early adopters and others were more hesitant to use the authorities. This study provides insight into the
question of why the use of stewardship contracting was initially so variable.
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4 pages