Growing consensus: Diverse stakeholders collaborate on easy-to-use guide for restoring riparian forests

Marisa Anderson; Sara A. Goeking

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Growing consensus: Diverse stakeholders collaborate on easy-to-use guide for restoring riparian forests

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Authors:

Marisa Anderson, Sara A. Goeking

Year:

2024

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), December 2024. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

Evolutionary niches are great for species survival, but when humans get stuck arguing from viewpoint niches, it can mean bad news for ecosystem resilience. The Utah Forest Restoration Working Group, a collaborative partnership of agencies and stakeholders, operates beyond niches and uses group consensus. Their approach has resulted in a big first: agreement among divergent stakeholders on a step-by-step protocol for deciding how to restore and protect riparian forests in Utah.

Keywords

riparian forests, restoration, The Utah Forest Restoration Working Group, group consensus, stakeholders, RMRS-GTR-430

Citation

Anderson, Marisa; Goeking, Sara A. 2024. Growing consensus: Diverse stakeholders collaborate on easy-to-use guide for restoring riparian forests. Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), December 2024. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.