Communities on the Edge
Western towns punctuate a landscape of publicly owned forests and grasslands. These communities face resource and economic problems unique to their locations, resource history, and recent growth.
Communities on the Edge is a series of Spatial StoriesTM that combine Photo Atlases and narrative to describe alternative land use strategies. The stories review policy, regulation, and financial incentives and their influence on settlement patterns. Story Index>>
Spatial NetworkingTM
Place-based collaborations work to sustain ecologic and economic health of Communities on the Edge. Spatial Interest supports collaborative efforts with Web based social networking tools: Discussion Forums, RSS feeds, E- News, Community Calendars On-line Bibliographies, and Photo Atlases. Collectively, the tools manage information for place-based collaborators. Network Index>>
News Clips of Spatial Interest
Spatial Interest provides a "news clipping" service. The publisher selects articles that cover land conservation, ecosystem services and the related markets. An interactive map serves as an index to current stories. Articles are updated weekly, posted to the map, and categorized by symbol. News Clip Index>>
Secretary Vilsack announced approval of ten Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Projects (CFLRP). A fifteen member panel advised the Secretary on the allocation of $10 million for the first year of the new program. 
