Since its establishment in the early twentieth century, the US Forest Service has periodically
evolved its approach to decision-making and management for the millions of hectares of …

An approach to community-based forestry (CBF) on federal forestlands in the western United
States consists of a number of informal civil society institutions for communities to better …

Recent research highlights the challenge of achieving environmental governance goals in
the absence of collaboration among interdependent policy actors. This article explores …

In order to increase the pace and scale of managing forests to reduce wildfire risk in the
western US, federal agencies have adopted policies that promote an all lands management …

Collaborative governance and landscape approaches have become a more prevalent in
public land management in the United States in the face of increasing ecological and …

US forest policy changed dramatically during the 1990s and fundamentally altered National
Forest management in the Pacific Northwest. Via the Northwest Forest Plan, the previous …

Many rural US communities lack access to adequate broadband services. This paper draws
on semi-structured interviews conducted in 2019 with 16 Regional Planning Commissions to …

Landscape-scale forest disturbance events have become increasingly common worldwide
under the combined influences of climate change and ecosystem modification. The …

Abstract Place-based non-governmental organizations have assumed expanded roles in the
processes of community development and environmental governance. However, to date …

Effective management of natural resources assists businesses in mitigating risks associated
with resource scarcity, environmental regulations, and varying stakeholder expectations …