THE NORTHERN BLUES FOREST COLLABORATIVE
We work to improve the social, economic, and ecological resiliency of the Wallowa Whitman National Forest and Umatilla National Forest and local communities through collaboration by a diverse group of stakeholders.
Who we are
The Northern Blues Forest Collaborative (NBFC) is a diverse group of stakeholders committed to forging and implementing a shared vision of forest resilience and community vitality across the Northern Blue Mountains. This work seeks, as a priority, to build widespread, mutual understanding of and support for the large landscape restoration centered on the Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests. Our vision is to create a vibrant Northern Blues with a restored and resilient forested landscape, strong job, recreation and business opportunities, and social harmony across the region.
What our vision is
Our vision to provide a place for respectful dialogue, where people from historically antagonistic circles can listen to and learn from each other. People present at the table can include interests from local mills, forest contractors, environmental advocates, tribal governments and tribal members, local government and community, private property owners, and recreationists etc. People from such a breadth of society rarely sit together to talk, so it’s easy to misunderstand each other. There is a long history of people from these groups mis-understanding, and even being hostile toward each other.
Goals of our collaborative:
Foster a collaborative relationship among stakeholders
Engage in landscape-scale analysis and planning to support the USFS in its efforts to improve the quality, increase the scale, and accelerate the pace of restoration and job creation on the Umatilla and Wallowa Whitman National Forests, as well as adjacent private lands.
Work on projects that support responsible land management practices and agencies