This US Forest Service fact sheet answers some questions raised about harvesting timber in regards to the Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision.

An article addressing issues raised in the article posted below by James Johnston regarding restoration treatments and spatial pattern on the Malheur National Forest.

An article examining spatial patterns and processes on the Malheur National Forest and how they might relate to collaborative group prescriptions as well as future research.

A meta-analysis of many studies that examines fuel treatment effectiveness after a wildfire has occurred. The study finds that while treatments do decrease the intensity of fire, a greater reductions occurs when some kind of surface fuel reduction (e.g., prescribed burning after thinning) was implemented within a 10 year period.

A report by the Nature Conservancy on the importance of restoring aspen stands in the dry forests of Eastern Oregon and the role collaboration plays in making this happen.

This report discusses the positive impacts that collaboration has had in Wheeler, Grant, and Harney counties.

This overview gives brief summaries on each topic that was covered at the summit.

A look at the ability of communities and service providers in Eastern Oregon and Northern California to capture, leverage, and develop resources, which is an indicator of the organizational capacity that exists within the Dry Forest Investment Zone to stabilize and increase long-term economic and ecological resilience in economically distressed regions.

What is forest biomass, how utilization is better than wildfire, and what the emissions look like.

A public-private partnership in Wallowa County, Oregon is using market based solutions to help restore forest health and create jobs.