The Rocky Mountain Research Station-Region 4 Science Partner Program: Partnering science and management for beneficial outcomes

Nehalem C. Clark; Kris Rutledge; Mark Bethke; Natalie Little; Jan M. Engert

doi:10.2737/NRS-GTR-P-193-paper15

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The Rocky Mountain Research Station-Region 4 Science Partner Program: Partnering science and management for beneficial outcomes

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Authors:

Nehalem C. Clark, Kris Rutledge, Mark Bethke, Natalie Little, Jan M. Engert

Year:

2020

Type:

Paper

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-P-193-paper15

Source:

In: Pile, Lauren S.; Deal, Robert L.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David; Kabrick, John M.; Palik, Brian J.; Schuler, Thomas M., comps. The 2019 National Silviculture Workshop: a focus on forest managementresearch partnerships. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-193. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 105-111.

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Abstract

The Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) and Intermountain Region (R4) of the USDA Forest Service are actively improving the science-manager relationship paradigm with an exciting new effort: the RMRS–R4 Science Partner Program. These programs complement existing grassroots science-manager relationships by improving coordination and learning at the project and programmatic levels as well as deploying science resources where needed. We showcase a model for helping the Forest Service achieve its goal of leveraging best available science toward beneficial land management outcomes at meaningful landscape scales.

Keywords

collaborative, co-production, stewardship, implementation, relationship building

Citation

Clark, Nehalem; Rutledge, Kris; Bethke, Mark; Little, Natalie; Engert, Jan. 2020. The Rocky Mountain Research Station-Region 4 Science Partner Program: Partnering science and management for beneficial outcomes. In: Pile, Lauren S.; Deal, Robert L.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David; Kabrick, John M.; Palik, Brian J.; Schuler, Thomas M., comps. The 2019 National Silviculture Workshop: a focus on forest managementresearch partnerships. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-193. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 105-111. https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-P-193-paper15.