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Community-Based Forest PolicyFederal policies, court decisions, and Congressional appropriations for resource management and forest protection have a profound effect on rural communities' ability to pursue sustainable development. The Institute conducts outreach and training activities to help communities and forest practitioners understand how to engage in decision making and shaping public policy at multiple levels.
Below are links to some of our recent and upcoming work in the realm of community-based forestry (links open in new window):
Project Leader: Brian Kittler, Research Associate Related News:
Sep 2, 2011
Vernonia Forest Project Tests Groundbreaking Laser Technology
In collaboration with the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, forest scientists from Oregon State University are testing a new ground-based light detection and ranging (LIDAR) technology on the city of Vernonia's municipal forest lands.
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