Citizens and Groups
We provide citizens and groups with the tools, professional advisors
and a powerful support network that can help you make sense
of complex issues, simplify your work, successfully develop
forest policy, and influence decision-makers at the local,
state, or national level.
We can assist you to…
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Assess the needs and resources of your community, state and region;
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Build upon our communication network to avoid working in a vacuum
and “reinventing the wheel;”
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Develop working relationships among grassroots, state, regional,
and national groups;
We offer…
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The Model Forest Policy Tool Kit to assist you in making sense
of complex issues. It serves as an overall policy development
paradigm for sustainable forests. Our Tool Kit:
- Has a menu of options available to the reader to develop
the program that is appropriate for the specific political
jurisdiction;
- Is updated periodically each year to include new laws and
current, relevant publications and supportive materials;
- Is peer-reviewed by respected foresters, scientists, economists,
and lawyers.
• Sound policy recommendations that
integrate ecological integrity with economic benefits;
• Team of expert foresters, attorneys, scientists, and economists
to support drafting bills and provide advice;
• Clearinghouse for research, articles, and presentations
that support sustainable forest policy and practices, via this
web site;
• Network to keep the region well connected
via our list serve and web site progress reports, and an alert
system for emergent
issues;
• Group facilitation, leadership training and
coalition development;
• Workshops on messaging, lobbying,
media outreach, research (polling, surveys and focus groups) on
landowner opinions regarding private
forested lands;
• Our annual Forest Summit, held
in the spring.
Related Links:
- Click
here to link to our Model Forest Tool Kit and other Resources
- Click here to find out more
about our educational programs
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