Four Forest Restoration Initiative

Stakeholders

Stakeholders

Embarking on a 20-year initiative to restore northern Arizona's ponderosa pine forests at the landscape scale requires substantial up-front commitment, investment, and assurance of direction. Some individuals and groups, including members of local, county and state governments, environmental groups, organizations, institutions, and industry representatives, have made that commitment. Collectively, these diverse stakeholders have come to be known as the 4FRI Stakeholder Group.

The 4FRI Stakeholder Group is not exclusive. New individuals and groups may join at any time, and members of the public have the same rights and opportunities for access to information and input into the process whether or not they choose to join the collaborative.

The 4FRI Stakeholder Group has formed several working groups in order to make progress in keys areas. The working groups are listed below along with the names and contact information for the working group leads.

 

Working Groups
Working Group Lead Institution Phone Email

Steering Committee Working Group

Steve Gatewood Wildwood Consulting, LLC 928-600-3858 wildwoodvb@earthlink.net

Communications Working Group

Tayloe Dubay

Ecological Restoration Institute

928-523-5088

tayloe.dubay@nau.edu

Landscape Assessment and Monitoring Working Group

Ed Smith The Nature Conservancy 928-864-7113 esmith@tnc.org
Amy Waltz

Ecological Restoration Institute

928-523-8991

amy.waltz@nau.edu

Economics and Utilization Working Group

Steve Gatewood Wildwood Consulting, LLC 928-600-3858 wildwoodvb@earthlink.net


Organizations Involved
Arizona Eastern Counties Association Arizona Elk Society Arizona Game and Fish Department
Arizona Wildlife Federation Center for Biological Diversity City of Flagstaff-Fire Department
Coconino County Coconino Natural Resource Conservation District Coconino Rural Environment Corps
Ecological Restoration Institute, NAU Forest Energy Corporation Gila County
Grand Canyon Trust Great Old Broads for Wilderness Greater Flagstaff Forest Partnership
Greenlee County Mottek Consulting National Wild Turkey Federation
The Natural Resources Working Group Navajo County Northern Arizona Logging Association
NAU Forest Ecosystem Restoration Analysis Northern Arizona Wood Products Association Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction Inc.
Pioneer Association Southwest Forestry Inc. The Nature Conservancy
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service White Mountain Conservation League White Mountain Stewardship Multiparty Monitoring Board

Latest News

April 2, Preview of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Four Forest Restoration Initiative
Read the Press Release