Forest Community News: The National Perspective

Forest Community News (FCN) is a free monthly electronic newsletter that focuses on delivering national-level updates from the Administration and Congress on issues that are relevant to community-based forestry. It also provides links to upcoming events, recent publications, and funding opportunities.

FCN is edited by the Pinchot Institute and American Forests, and is distributed on behalf of our two organizations in addition to the Communities Committee of the 7th American Forest Congress and the National Network of Forest Practitioners. To sign up for FCN, please contact Laura Schweitzer of American Forests at lschweitzer@amfor.org.

Click here to download past issues of FCN

"Quick Guides" for Community-Based Forestry (CBF) Practitioners

In an effort to break down complex federal forest policy issues, we have developed some Quick Guides which highlight information that is especially pertinent to CBF practitioners.

Click here to download our Quick Guide on Collaboration and the National Environmental Policy Act

Click here to download our Quick Guide on Collaboration and Land Management Planning

Multiparty Monitoring within the Community-Forests Restoration Program (NM)

In 2004, the Institute led efforts in developing parts of the multiparty monitoring protocol associated with the Community-Forests Restoration Program in New Mexico . With partners like the Ecological Restoration Institute, the National Forest Foundation, and the USDA Forest Service, our work developed into comprehensive guidelines how participants in the program can effectively design a multiparty monitoring process. Click here to access the Monitoring and Assessment Guidelines.

Click here for a list of partner organizations mentioned on this page .