Authors:
Abrams, J. and S. Burns
Publication Date:
2007
Abstract/Summary:
Stewardship contracting is a recent innovation in federal land management designed to address land stewardship needs through collaboration with local communities. The White Mountain Stewardship Contract (WMSC), which is focused on restoring ponderosa pine forests in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests (ASNF) in east-central Arizona, is the nation’s largest stewardship contract to date, and the first to commit to the maximum duration of ten years. After two-and-a-half years of implementation, the WMSC is credited with helping to restore forest health, protect vulnerable communities, and revitalize local wood products businesses, and has received strong support from a broad spectrum of local stakeholders.
Resource Type:
White Paper
Source:
Ecological Restoration Institute, Northern Arizona University
Link:
http://library.eri.nau.edu/gsdl/collect/erilibra/index/assoc/HASHb445.dir/doc.pdf