Collaboration in the Southwestern U.S.   BY HARV FORSGREN, SOUTHWESTERN REGIONAL FORESTER, FOREST SERVICE USDA   For hundreds of years, diverse cultures in the arid Southwest have had to learn how to work together to find solutions to complex problems just to survive. That spirit of collaboration — a cultural gift from our ancestors — is alive and thriving today. Perhaps more is being accomplished in the Southwest through collaboration than anywhere else in the country.   READ MORE >> Restoration Agreement Reached   BY TANIA SOUSSAN, ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL   Environmentalists, the Forest Service and business interests have reached a peace treaty of sorts over tree- cutting projects. Forest thinning has been a flashpoint for controversy in New Mexico and other Western states for years, with environmental groups sometimes challenging the Forest Service. Now, both sides have agreed for the first time on a set of forest restoration guidelines for New Mexico that they say will greatly reduce conflicts and lawsuits over thinning and other timber projects here.   SEE FULL STORY >> Gifford Pinchot National Forest benefits from collaboration It is not exaggeration to say that collaboration has changed everything on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. READ MORE >> STORY PROFILE >> Collaboration: The evolution of a movement BY JANE BRAXTON LITTLE "People can't resist this movement. It just makes too much sense," says Maia Enzer. That is now, a decade after sworn enemies began working together to improve forest management. But in 1996, when many current partners met at the Seventh American Forest Congress, collaboration was just a pipe dream. As they labored elbow-to-elbow at tables under the crystal chandeliers of the Sheraton ballroom in downtown Washington D.C., few realized they were launching a seminal approach to managing natural resources. READ MORE >>

IN THE NEWS The Red Lodge Workshop was dedicated to the memory of Dr. Arnold Bolle — former dean of the University of Montana School of Forestry: forester, educator, conservationist. For many in Montana Arnie Bolle symbolizes the heart and soul of the forest conservation movement. This year Arnie would have heartily agreed with the selection of Gordy Sanders as recipient of the Arnold Bolle award. SEE FULL STORY >> FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES National Forest Foundation Matching Awards Program The Matching Awards Program provides challenge cost-share grants to community-based non-profit organizations to engage in on-the-ground conservation initiatives benefiting National Forests and Grasslands. The deadline for pre-applications is July 28, 2006. READ MORE >> COLLABORATION STORIES Find info on collaborative groups We've grouped our profiles by major theme and by lead players. We've also added a search so that you can easily find stories by group name or other keyword. Try it below. SEARCH STORIES BY READING ROOMS Browse stories addressing major resource management themes Forest Restoration Forest Fuels Reduction Ranching & Rangeland Management Watershed Restoration Endangered Species Recreation Oil & Gas Development Stewardship Contracting Large Scale Land Management BY LEAD PLAYERS The Nature Conservancy USDA Forest Service Department of Interior - BLM CONTACT US Phone: (406) 495-1069   The Red Lodge Clearinghouse is a program of the Liz Claiborne Art Ortenberg Foundation. HOME PAGE INDEX To view an index of past home pages from our site, click here.

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