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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)Restoration contractors in western Montana are fostering ecosystem services on private lands while offering a variety of services to landowners. One such business, Watershed Consulting, LLC, has developed a successful ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)In many places around the U.S. West, water is overallocated, harming not only water quality and native fish but also communities that make a living from river recreation and tourism. In Montana, where irrigation withdrawals ...
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Boots on the ground, boots around the table : managing rangeland wildfire risk in Oregon and Idaho (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2019)The rangelands of southeastern Oregon and southern Idaho have experienced increasingly large wildfires that threaten multiple values and can exceed Bureau of Land Management (BLM) response capacity. There has been interest ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2020)Because wildfires don’t stop at ownership boundaries, managers from governmental and nongovernmental organizations in Northern Colorado are taking steps to pro-actively “co-manage” wildfire risk through the Northern ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)Ecologically sound practices often cost landowners more than less environmentally friendly tactics. However, some consumers are willing to pay more for the assurance of production practices they value. Third-party certification ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2020)In a given area, there are commonly multiple agencies that manage wildfire suppression on different jurisdictions. These agencies can face divergent or even competing missions and mandates, yet must also address the ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015)Forest collaborative groups in Oregon integrate ecological, economic, and social objectives in their missions. While they spend much of their time on vegetation, aquatic, and other natural resource issues, they have less ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015)Forest collaborative groups in Oregon integrate ecological, economic, and social objectives in their missions. However, those groups often focus, in practice, on biophysical natural resource issues and have less direct ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2019)Over the past two decades, numerous federal forest collaboratives have emerged in the state of Oregon. Although they generally do not possess any formal decision-making authority, their efforts are considered important ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015)Forest collaborative groups that seek ecological, economic, and social outcomes have become common in eastern and southern Oregon. These multi-stakeholder groups work together to develop agreement on local public forest ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2021)Many communities in the rural western United States seek ecological, economic, and social wellbeing and resilience of their people and landscapes through collaborative groups. Increasingly, these groups have recognized ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2021)Many communities use collaborative processes and groups to pursue common goals. Social science can aid in these processes. For successful application of social science in a collaborative setting, practitioners can ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)Salmon recovery requires restoration of spawning habitat to improve egg-to-smolt survival. Private lands play a crucial role. Funds for restoration are available from both federal appropriations and legal settlements for ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015)Restoration projects on national forests often have far-reaching economic effects that extend beyond local areas around the national forests. To better understand the distribution of economic effects from restoration ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2018)In September of 2013, the US Forest Service awarded a 10-year stewardship contract for restoration work on Malheur National Forest. The contract’s goals were to promote ecological restoration, reduced wildfire risk, and ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015)Restoration projects on national forests can have significant economic impacts in addition to the ecological benefits they provide. To better understand the economic impact of increased restoration in Blue Mountains national ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015)In September of 2013, the US Forest Service awarded a 10-year stewardship contract intended to promote ecological restoration, wildfire risk reduction, and economic vitality in Grant and Harney counties. This contract has ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)As the concepts of ecosystem services and payments for ecosystem services (PES) have evolved, numerous web-based resources have been created to 1) provide and exchange information about ecosystem services, and 2) facilitate ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)Large, intact landscapes are necessary to maintain and enhance ecosystem services. Across the West, the break-up of working landscapes into “ranchettes” has resulted in the loss of fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2020)The USDA Forest Service conducts climate change vulnerability assessments (CCVA) to inform planning and regions, and individual forests have also assessed climate change vulnerabilities for their landscapes and ecosystems, ...
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