The effects of the Integrated Resource Restoration budget pilot on Forest Service restoration programs : third-party review summary findings
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Date
2016
Authors
Schultz, Courtney A.
Moseley, Cassandra
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Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon
Abstract
In 2012, Congress authorized the Integrated Resource Restoration (IRR) budget line item, which consolidates
previously separated budget line items into a single funding stream to support integrated
restoration planning and project implementation. With the IRR, the Forest Service created several new
performance measures to encourage national forests to focus on priority restoration activities. The goals
of the IRR are to support greater integration and prioritization of restoration programs, increase flexibility
to focus on priority work, and create budgetary and implementation efficiencies. The Southwestern,
Intermountain, and Northern Regions of the Forest Service have been implementing the IRR approach on
a pilot basis since 2012. The Forest Service asked us to provide a third-party evaluation of the IRR approach
to understand its effects on restoration programs.
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2 pages
Keywords
Forest restoration, Expenditures, Public, United States. Forest Service