The First Five Years of the White Mountain Stewardship Project
Report summarizes five years of monitoring for the White Mountains Stewardship Project, assessing wildfire risk reduction, wildlife habitat improvements, economic impacts, and offering recommendations for future forest management.
Subject Tags
- Climate resilience
- Forest
Abstract
The White Mountains Stewardship Project on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in Arizona was designed to reduce the impacts of wildfires on communities, improve wildlife habitat, and help stimulate employment in the wood products industry. A multi-party monitoring board was convened to design a program for evaluating project effectiveness. This report summarizes results from five years of data on economic, social, administrative, and ecological indicators and provides recommendations for improving program effectiveness moving forward.
Additional Resources
The First Five Years of the White Mountain Stewardship Project Executive Summary
Citation
Sitko, S. and S. Hurteau. 2010. Evaluating the Impacts of Forest Treatments: The First Five Years of the White Mountain Stewardship Project. The Nature Conservancy. Phoenix, Arizona.
TNC Authors
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The Nature Conservancy