Northwest Forest Plan Science Synthesis - Science Forum
The U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest and Pacific Southwest Research Stations developed the Synthesis of Science to Inform Land Management within the Northwest Forest Plan area, which is now available electronically. Written by scientists from the Forest Service, other federal agencies, universities, and tribes, the synthesis is a comprehensive review of the science that has emerged since the plan was enacted in 1994 and will help to provide a science foundation for forest plan revisions for 17 national forests within the 24-million-acre NWFP area in western Washington, western Oregon, and northern California.
2018 SCIENCE FORUM
The research stations hosted a science forum on Tuesday, June 26 in Portland, Oregon, to provide an overview of the key findings of the science synthesis. The recorded webinar, speaker presentations and event transcript can be found below.
WEBINAR RECORDING
The U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest and Pacific Southwest Research Stations have published a science synthesis that will help provide a scientific foundation to inform the revision of land management plans for 17 national forests within the 24-million-acre Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) area. The report, which synthesizes relevant science information that has become available since the NWFP was implemented in 1994, considered more than 2,000 peer-reviewed publications, including those submitted by members of the public.
Overview and Chapter 1 – Introduction (PDF)
Chapter 2 – Climate and Vegetation Change (PDF)
Chapter 3 – Old Growth and Forest Dynamics (PDF)
Chapter 4 – Northern Spotted Owl (PDF)
Chapter 5 – Marbled Murrelet (PDF)
Chapter 6 – Other Species and Biodiversity (PDF)
Chapter 7 – Aquatic and Riparian Species and Ecosystems (PDF)
Chapter 8 – Socioeconomic Well-Being (PDF)
Chapter 9 – Collaboration and Public Values (PDF)
Chapter 10 – Environmental Justice Populations (PDF)
Chapter 11 – Tribal Ecocultural Resources and Engagement (PDF)
Chapter 12 – Integration (PDF)