Wildfire Crisis Implementation Strategy Industrial Roundtables
Lick Fire on the Umatilla National Forest burning at night. Photo Credit: USDA Forest Service photo by Brendan O’Reilly
Between January and May of 2023, a National Planning Team consisting of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, the USDA Forest Service, and Resources for the Future conducted industry-specific roundtables in each Forest Service Region to address the challenge of biomass utilization, markets, and waste disposal for the Wildfire Crisis Strategy Implementation Plan. From these roundtables, five cross-cutting themes emerged, in addition to region-specific opportunities for action:
- Road infrastructure improvement
- Certainty, trust, and credibility
- Workforce development
- New use and market development for under-utilized biomass
- National policy
We are pleased to share that full report to view or download here.
For more information, please contact Michael Goergen at michael@usendowment.org or Delie Wilkens at delie@usendowment.org.
