NWFSC Research Brief #17 - Ecological Reference Conditions: Perspectives in Collaborative Restoration of Dry Forest Landscapes

TitleNWFSC Research Brief #17 - Ecological Reference Conditions: Perspectives in Collaborative Restoration of Dry Forest Landscapes
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsConsortium, NFire Scien
Series TitleNorthwest Fire Science Consortium Research Briefs
Document Number17
Date PublishedSummer 2018
KeywordsCFLRP, collabortives, ecological reference conditions, extension publications and factsheets, research briefs
Abstract

This study examined stakeholder perspectives on reference conditions among collaboratives engaged in the restoration of dry, fire-adapted forest landscapes managed by the U.S. Forest Service. In particular, the authors examined social perspectives that influenced the determination of ecological reference conditions. They interviewed stakeholders associated with six collaborative groups from different geographic, biophysical, and social contexts in the western United States. All groups were funded by the federal Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP).