Northwest Forest Plan Review

Meetings

JUNE 23-27, 2003

During the week of June 23rd, 2003, Pacific Southwest Regional Forester Jack Blackwell and forest supervisors of six national forests in northern California reviewed 8 years of performance under the Northwest Forest Plan.

The intent of the review was to identify areas in which the Forest Service can improve its management under the Northwest Forest Plan to more closely accomplish the ecological outcomes and social outputs envisioned when the Northwest Forest Plan was adopted in 1994; and ways to improve accomplishment of National Fire Plan goals to protect communities, watersheds and wildlife habitats.

Forest Service and other agencies participated in meetings and field sessions throughout the week. Representatives of tribal and county government, other agencies, interest groups and individuals living in communities near the national forests, representing a cross section of views and interests, also participated in the review.

Dr. Jack Ward Thomas, former Forest Service Chief, also participated in the review. Dr. Thomas led the Forest Ecosystem Management and Assessment Team. The 1993 Forest Ecosystem Management and Assessment Team report laid the foundation for the Northwest Forest Plan.

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