10 Year Report for the Northwest Forest Plan
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Implementation
The Northwest Forest Plan (the Plan) describes a management strategy for nearly 25 million acres of federally managed land in Washington, Oregon, and northern California. Monitoring is an essential component of natural resource management because it provides information on the relative success of management strategies. The Record of Decision (ROD) for the Plan stated that the implementation of the standards and guidelines will be monitored to ensure that management actions are meeting the objectives of the prescribed standards and guidelines (implementation monitoring).
This report consists of two separate but related sections, both about implementation monitoring for the Plan. The first reviews accomplishments during the Plan's first 10 years, as they relate to aquatic, terrestrial and social strategies and process activities developed to meet Plan goals. These accomplishments are compared to expectations found in the Plan when available. Areas of emphasis include aquatic conservation strategy components, timber volumes, silvicultural activities, and process activities such as interagency collaboraton.
The second reviews the results of implementation monitoring and whether projects and watershed level evaluations comply with the standards and guidelines from the Plan's record of decision (the ROD). The monitoring program is described including the use of the Provincial Advisory Committees Areas to participate in the reviews of selected projects. Instances of noncompliance for projects and watershed scale standards and guidelines are identified.
Draft Report
The status and trends and synthesis reports are a series of reports called general technical reports (GTR’s) by the Pacific Northwest Research Station. To date, these reports have received extensive technical reviews and external blind peer review and are now in their final format and ready for printing.
Northwest Forest Plan
The First Ten Years (1994-2003):
- Status and Trends of Implementation (PDF, 2 MB)
- Figures and Tables (PDF, 2.67 MB)
- Appendix A-D (PDF, 880 kb)
- Appendix E-H (PDF, 3.89 MB)
Final Summary Report
Powerpoint
| Presenter | Powerpoint Presentation | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Palmer - University of Nevada Las Vegas | Implementation Monitoring, Accomplishments and Compliance with Plan Requirements | PDF, 1.8 MB |
