Abstract:
The Omnibus Public Land Management Act
of 2009 included the establishment of the
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration
(CFLR) Program to promote collaborative, sciencebased
ecosystem restoration and benefit local rural
economies. The Lakeview Stewardship Collaborative
Forest Landscape Restoration Project is one of
23 projects in the U.S. and was awarded funding
by the Forest Service in 2012. The project encompasses
662,289 acres on the Fremont-Winema National
Forest and is designed to increase restoration
activities to both improve forest ecological health
and contribute to the social and economic wellbeing
of local communities. To accomplish these
objectives, a variety of restoration activities such
as forest thinning, prescribed fire, road decommissioning,
riparian restoration, and wildlife habitat
enhancement may be implemented. Together, the
Fremont-Winema National Forest and the Lakeview
Stewardship Group work collaboratively to design,
implement, and monitor the Lakeview Stewardship
Project and its activities.
