Strengthening Collaborative Capacity for Forest Restoration
Sustainable Northwest has entered into an agreement with the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region to enhance collaborative capacity for improved forest management and restoration.
The partnership aims to train Forest Service interdisciplinary teams on working with collaborative groups, provide technical assistance to collaboratives, and share best practices through peer-to-peer learning networks.
Sustainable Northwest has worked for over 25 years to unite diverse stakeholders in identifying common goals and outcomes for the management of public forestlands. Collaborative networks provide an opportunity for shared learning, joint problem-solving, and information on new natural resource management technologies. The PNW Collaborative Network is a platform for collaborative partners and agency staff who are working in otherwise isolated geographies to come together and elevate critical information about the priorities, gaps, and needs to move projects forward and achieve shared desired outcomes.
This new agreement will allow Sustainable Northwest to continue to significantly support the collaborative partners and the Forest Service and will build upon the opportunities for collaboration and improved forest management envisioned in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
The partnership between the Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region and Sustainable Northwest continues a long history of working together to contribute to the sustainable management of forestlands in the region for present and future generations.
For more information, contact:
Polly Wheeler, SNW Forest Program Director
