Communities in the Dry Forest Zone have the opportunity to be strong and resilient.

Communities in the zone are characterized by the environmental and economic challenges they face by being in proximity to forest landscapes in need of restoration.

They also possess strong leaders, a drive to collaborate, and the ability to innovate. Throughout the zone, community leaders and collaborative groups are creating local jobs, ensuring that our forests are healthy, and are finding cost and energy savings in local resources. In doing so, they are making the places they call home resilient and strong.

We are working with communities across the zone to help develop their capacity to utilize and properly manage nearby natural resources in order to create jobs and new market opportunities.

Read more about strong community involvement! Collaboration on the Malheur National Forest: A Case Study

Photo Credit: Grant County, OR, Dylan Kruse, 2010.