Forest restoration collaborative groups are a recent addition to a field of study in resource economics: institutions for collective action.  Why have they formed in communities adjacent to pubic lands?  How do they differ from other institutions that manage natural resources?

The 2014 Farm Bill included new authorities for forest management activity that include a collaborative process.  Stakeholders question whether these policies have helped or hurt collaborative strategies of forest restoration.

Collaborative forest restoration on federal lands is building momentum with successful implementation of landscape scale projects.  As these projects developed, the Forest Service recognized the need to clarify the purpose of restoration and the consistency of implementation within the agency.

After two years of collaborative effort, three organizations have challenged the Record of Decision for the Lost Creek-Boulder Creek Restoration Project.