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Issues in Forest Restoration: Case Study of a Community Stewardship Success: The White Mountain Stewardship Contract

Abrams, J.B. and Burns, S. (2007) Issues in Forest Restoration: Case Study of a Community Stewardship Success: The White Mountain Stewardship Contract. Other. NAU Ecological Restoration Institute.

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Abstract

Stewardship contracting is a recent innovation in federal land management designed to address land stewardship needs through collaboration with local communities. The White Mountain Stewardship Contract (WMSC), which is focused on restoring ponderosa pine forests in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests (ASNF) in east-central Arizona, is the nations largest stewardship contract to date, and the first to commit to the maximum duration of ten years. After two-and-a-half years of implementation, the WMSC is credited with helping to restore forest health, protect vulnerable communities, and revitalize local wood products businesses, and has received strong support from a broad spectrum of local stakeholders. These accomplishments are particularly impressive given the fact that less than a decade ago the White Mountains region was mired in a shut down of forest activities, characterized by social division over forest management issues, local mill closures, and an inability to implement most forest management efforts. This case study examines how community members, business owners, and agency employees were able to transition from community gridlock to broad-based support for the most ambitious forest stewardship plan in the National Forest System.

Item Type: Monograph (Other)
Keywords: ERI Library, white paper, Issues in Forest Restoration, Stewardship, federal land management, White Mountain Stewardship Contract, ponderosa pine, forests, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Arizona, ERI - Issues in Forest Restoration, Management
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
S Agriculture > SD Forestry
Department/Unit: Research Centers > Ecological Restoration Institute
Date Deposited: 15 Oct 2015 21:39
URI: http://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/1294

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