Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon
Abstract
28 pagesThe purpose of this document is to examine how some organizations have developed local, cross-trained workforces to address wildfire risks alongside intensifying wildfire management needs. We conducted case studies of four organizations in the western United States that have found ways to successfully navigate the challenges of developing and maintaining local capacity for forest restoration and fuels work.This document is supported by Promoting Ecosystem Resilience and Fire Adapted Communities Together, a cooperative agreement between The Nature Conservancy, USDA Forest Service and agencies of the Department of the Interior—Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service—through a subaward to the Watershed Research and Training Center. This document is also supported by the Joint Fire Science Program through the Northwest Fire Science Consortium
