Follow along as we learn about the Cow Creek Umpqua Tribes' efforts to restore their ancestral forests in SW Oregon.

The Blue Mountains in Malheur National Forest was recently the site of significant new research conducted over 10 years showing that mechanical thinning greatly improves forest healthy and resiliency.

We learned some information from Mike Petersen, the Vice President of the Northeast Washington Forest Coalition, about why collaboration matters, where it’s heading, and how we can continue to restore our forests into the future.

“The goal is not to reduce the amount of fire on the landscape. The goal is to reduce the amount of high severity fire on the landscape.” - Josh White, US Forest Service, Colville National Forest.

Read about the types of active management fire treatments on public, private, and Tribal lands - what they look like and the value they create on the landscape.

Guest Blog: Scott Mooney of SRG Partnership discusses the opportunity to restructure and rethink the design and construction process through the lens of environmental and social justice.

Much of the restoration wood harvested from our National Forests is not being utilized by the green building sector, nor is the story of restoration wood being told to the general public.

Over the next year, we will tell those stories through this blog, along with other video and story mapping content on this website. We are excited to highlight and tell the story of forest restoration, along with the people who make it happen.