The Integrated Restoration and Protection Strategy of USDA Forest Service Region 1: A Road Map to Improved Planning

Authors

Patrick Bourgeron, University of ColoradoFollow
Hope Humphries, University of ColoradoFollow
Chip Fisher, U.S. Department of AgricultureFollow
Barry Bollenbacher, U.S. Department of AgricultureFollow
Keith Reynolds, U.S. Department of AgricultureFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2014

Citation

K. M. Reynolds et al. (eds.), Making Transparent Environmental Management Decisions, Environmental Science and Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32000-2_5

Comments

This article is a U.S. government work, and is not subject to copyright in the United States.

Abstract

Core design components of the Ecosystem Management Decision Support system were used to develop and implement the integrated restoration and protection strategy of the Northern Region of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Scenarios that spatially optimized hazardous fuel reduction, protected developed recreation values, and improved watershed conditions are presented to illustrate how the evaluation and decision modeling capabilities of the decision support system can be used sequentially in both strategic and tactical planning.