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  • Implementing the Economic Stimulus on National Forests: Using Hazardous Fuels Reduction to Create Local Jobs 
    Charnley, Susan; Moseley, Cassandra; Donoghue, Ellen M. (Ellen Mary) (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2009-02)
    How can hazardous fuels reduction on national forests best contribute to local job creation? Many rural counties where national forests are located have higher unemployment rates than the nation as a whole. Hazardous fuels ...
  • Improving jobs, community, and the environment: lessons from the Ecosystem Workforce Project 
    University of Oregon. Labor Education and Research Center (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 1998-09)
    In the Pacific Northwest, the Jobs in the Woods (JITW) program launched several experiments and projects in communities to provide quality jobs for local residents as part of the restoration efforts. This study examines ...
  • Incorporating resilience in national forest planning and management : an EWP quick guide 
    Chapin, James; Abrams, Jesse (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2020)
    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 ...
  • Increasing stream flows to sustain salmon in the Northwest: an economic and policy assessment 
    Jaeger, William K.; Mikesell, Raymond (University of Oregon, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, 2000-09)
    According to biologists, increasing streamflows in the Pacific Northwest is essential to restore and maintain the populations of salmon and other native fishes. Since agriculture is the principal source of surface water ...
  • Indigenous fire stewardship for fire management and ecological restoration in the Pacific Northwest 
    Coughlan, Michael R.; Serio, Naomi; Loeb, Harper; Lewis, David G. (David Gene), 1965-; Thompson, Sally (Ecosystem Workforce Program, University of Oregon, 2023)
    Indigenous fire stewardship (IFS) plays a critical role in the maintenance of North American forest resilience. This synthesis reviews literature on IFS in the PNW as represented in scholarly peer reviewed publications. We ...
  • Innovative contracting: tips for rural communities and agency partners 
    Moseley, Cassandra (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2001)
    This briefing paper builds on the lessons of recent contracting innovations in the Pacific Northwest to offer communities and federal land management agencies information about some of the problems that innovators have ...
  • Innovative Jobs-in-the-Woods Projects 
    Taylor, Cynthia H. (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 1996)
    On April 2, 1993, President Clinton convened the Forest Summit in Portland, Oregon to learn first hand about the environmental, social and economic ramifications of changes in federal forest management in the Pacific ...
  • Integrating socioeconomic considerations into the Watershed Condition Framework 
    Moseley, Cassandra; Davis, Emily Jane; Medley-Daniel, Michelle (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012)
    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 ...
  • An inventory and analysis of biomass utilization efforts in southwestern Oregon 
    Almquist, Bill (Resource Innovations, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2005-09)
    This report aims to help communities and JCIFP partners by cataloguing and describing local efforts, presenting case studies of activities underway in other parts of Oregon and around the country, and providing recommendations ...
  • Investments and local capture on the Ochoco National Forest : restoration and timber contracts, 2006-2015 
    Ellison, Autumn; Moote, Ann; Huber-Stearns, Heidi; Jacobson, Kelly (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2017)
    Restoration contracts and timber sales on national forests and grasslands can generate economic activity and social benefits in nearby communities. The extent to which local communities realize these benefits depends ...
  • Issues in monitoring the socio-economic effects of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board grant program 
    Bonner, Kristin; Hibbard, Michael (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2002)
    This report examines some of the issues involved in setting up a system for monitoring the socio-economic effects of Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (O-WEB) grants on an on-going basis. We conducted telephone interviews ...
  • Job Quality in Logging and Forestry Services in Oregon 
    Moseley, Cassandra; Reyes, Yolanda E. (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2006)
    This working paper compares the job quality of logging and forestry services, which represent one segment of the forest restoration industry. The forestry services sector includes much of the labor-intensive and some of ...
  • Josephine County : Integrated fire plan, November 2004 
    Josephine County (Or.); University of Oregon. Program for Watershed and Community Health (Josephine County (Or.), 2004-11-08)
    Goals [for this Plan are]: protect against potential losses to life, property and natural resources from wildfire; build and maintain active participation from each Fire Protection District; set realistic expectations for ...
  • Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan lessons learned: an evaluation of the planning process 
    University of Oregon. Institute for a Sustainable Environment. Resource Innovations (Resource Innovations, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2005-06)
    Josephine County officials initiated development of the Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan (JCIFP) in July 2003, along with several federal, state, and local partners. The Plan mission is to protect against potential ...
  • Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan lessons learned: wildfire risk assessment 
    Almquist, Bill (Resource Innovations, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2005-07)
    This paper evaluates the JCIFP risk assessment process using information gathered from interviews conducted in February and March 2005 with members of the Risk Assessment Committee. This report is intended to assist other ...
  • Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan lessons learned: Woody Vegetation Disposal Day in southwestern Oregon 
    University of Oregon. Institute for a Sustainable Environment. Resource Innovations (Resource Innovations, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2005-05)
    The first annual Woody Vegetation Disposal Day occurred in Southwestern Oregon on April 16, 2005. The event gave participants an opportunity to dispose of their woody vegetation for free. Josephine County’s event was held ...
  • Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan: 2006 Annual Report and Updated Action Plan 
    University of Oregon. Institute for a Sustainable Environment. Resource Innovations (University of Oregon, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, Resource Innovations, 2006)
    In 2002, the Biscuit Fire burned over 500,000 acres and resulted in costs exceeding 150 million dollars. A majority of the acres burned in Josephine County, Oregon. Lessons learned from the fire resulted in the development ...
  • "Just plain good business": the economic and environmental benefits of sustainability as exemplified by one hundred sixty case examples 
    Doppelt, Bob; Watson, Lisa (Center for Watershed and Community Health, Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University, 2000)
    This report describes how over 160 companies and organizations have adopted practices and programs that generated savings of over $55 million annually while dramatically reducing their environment impacts. It follows the ...
  • Keys to Success for Watershed Management Organizations 
    Robertson, Sara; Nielsen-Pincus, Max (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2009)
  • Klamath-Lake Forest Health Partnership all-lands monitoring plan 
    Markus, Amy; Olszewski, Julia; Huber-Stearns, Heidi; Ellison, Autumn (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2021)
    To guide monitoring efforts within the Lakeview Stewardship Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project (CFLRP) and Klamath-Lake Forest Health Partnership (KLFHP) All-Lands Projects in Klamath and Lake Counties.

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