Sunday, June 30, 2019

John Allen: Restoring Oregon's Forests



John Allen: Bringing Stakeholders Together
to Restore the Forest and Protect Communities

(an article for the WWETAC website)
by Chris McGowan

 If there is one phrase that best summarizes John Allen’s career philosophy, it might be “shared stewardship.” In his supervision of forest restoration, collaborative programs, and friends’ groups, he has repeatedly taken the initiative to bring stakeholders together to implement projects. This is necessary in part because there is no one answer when it comes to reducing devastating wildfires, saving old-growth forest, protecting watershed, extracting resources, or managing recreational use of the land. A holistic approach must be used that brings all the interested parties together. Read more.

Forest in the West Bend Project (in Oregon)
after successful
restoration work (source: DCFP)
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