Chapter 15: National forest planning: Applying new technologies and approaches to improve public participation and decisionmaking

Levi Rose; Jonathan Hallemeier; Kevin Colburn

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Chapter 15: National forest planning: Applying new technologies and approaches to improve public participation and decisionmaking

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Levi Rose, Jonathan Hallemeier, Kevin Colburn

Year:

2020

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

In: Selin, Steven; Cerveny, Lee K.; Blahna, Dale J.; Miller, Anna B., eds. 2020. Igniting research for outdoor recreation: linking science, policy, and action. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-987. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 257 p.

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Abstract

This chapter explores how changes in 2012 to the U.S. Forest Service’s land and resource management planning rule transformed the orientation of forest planning from being agency driven to becoming more collaborative and offering greater opportunities for public participation. We also highlight new technologies and approaches to reduce conflict among wide-ranging interests in the planning process. In closing, we provide insight on lessons learned from the Nantahala-Pisgah forest plan revision process that might inform how citizens advocate for their values in future forest plans, including sustainable recreation.

Parent Publication

Igniting research for outdoor recreation: linking science, policy, and action

Keywords

Outdoor recreation, tourism, public lands, research

Citation

Rose, Levi; Hallemeier, Jonathan; Colburn, Kevin. 2020. Chapter 15: National forest planning: Applying new technologies and approaches to improve public participation and decisionmaking. In: Selin, Steven; Cerveny, Lee K.; Blahna, Dale J.; Miller, Anna B., eds. 2020. Igniting research for outdoor recreation: linking science, policy, and action. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-987. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 213-226.