http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org daily 1 2009-08-11T00:43:16Z http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/programs/rangelands/westthatworks Courtney White, SNW partner and co-founder of the Quivira Coalition, created a website with a host of great information for sustainable ranching. No publisher jed Resources-Publications 2010-01-13T04:41:48Z Page http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/publications/Best%20value%20guidebook.pdf This guidebook provides information for those working on stewardship contracting with a basic understanding of its best value requirements, and offers examples of best value evaluation criteria used in actual project solicitations. No publisher alden Resources-Collaboration Resources-Publications 2011-03-08T20:20:53Z File http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/publications/CBNRM%20Capacity%20Working%20Paper.pdf An analysis of the capacity characteristics of community-based groups and the relationships of these groups with external organizations. No publisher dylan Resources-Publications 2012-01-06T01:34:44Z File http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/publications/Final%20March%202005%20EAP%20Case%20Studies.pdf Investing in Rural Communities and Forest Health in the West: Examples of the USDA Forest Service Economic Action Programs No publisher alaina Natural Resource Policy Resources-Publications 2010-05-03T22:51:56Z File http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/eapa.pdf In 2004, National Network of Forest Practitioners created this Executive Summary of the Economic Action Program. No publisher kelleyb Resources-Publications 2010-05-03T22:55:25Z File http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/publications/eapb.pdf In 2004, the National Network of Forest Practitioners created this briefing paper on the benefits of the Economic Action Program. No publisher kelleyb Resources-Publications 2010-05-03T23:26:34Z File http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/publications/Economic%20Development%20Capacity%20Working%20Paper.pdf A scan of economic development service provision in the Dry Forest Investment Zone of eastern and central Oregon and northern California to examine the services that these providers offer, their applicability to natural resource–based economic development, and the challenges and opportunities that natural resource–based economic development presents. No publisher dylan Resources-Publications 2012-01-06T01:46:47Z File http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/publications/fscontractingguide.pdf This guide provides an overview of the contracts, agreements, and permits available to pursue restoration work on national forests, and provides contractors with information on how to find and bid on restoration contracts. No publisher alden Resources-Collaboration Resources-Publications 2010-05-03T23:31:30Z File http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/publications/forest-stewardship-research SNW partner, the Ecosystem Workforce Program, has released many papers related to the economic impacts of forest and watershed restoration. No publisher alaina Resources-Policy Resources-Publications 2010-04-27T18:34:11Z Page http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/publications/gpnf%20restoration%20profile.pdf In 2005, Sustainable Northwest collaborated with the Gifford Pinchot Task Force and the Gifford Pinchot Collaborative Working Group to create this restoration profile of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and adjacent communities. No publisher alaina Resources-Publications 2010-04-27T00:14:27Z File http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/programs/policy/policy-resources-1/Mini%20Policy%20Training%20Final.ppt This resource provides a concise overview of the legislative process and information about how your organization can play a greater role. No publisher dylan Resources-Publications 2010-03-02T00:16:09Z File http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/publications/Overview%20of%20NEPA%20and%20Appeals_color.pdf This paper was originally prepared in November 2003 by Jesse Abrams for Understanding Appeals and NEPA: A Workshop for Community-Based Forestry Groups that Sustainable Northwest convened in cooperation with the Pinchot Institute for Conservation and Wallowa Resources. No publisher alaina Resources-Publications 2011-12-09T00:49:28Z File http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/publications/redlodge The Red Lodge Clearinghouse is a great resource for collaborators and resource stewards in the West. No publisher jed Resources-Collaboration Resources-Publications 2011-03-07T22:04:37Z Page http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/publications/EWP_Stewardship%20Contracting%20for%20Landscape-Scale%20Projects2010.pdf This Ecosystem Workforce Program working paper examines four strategies for implementing large scale, long term efforts to restore public lands and create local community benefit using current stewardship contracting authorities. No publisher alaina Natural Resource Policy Resources-Publications 2010-11-04T23:04:24Z File http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/resources/publications/multiparty-monitoring-and-stewardship-contracting-guide A series of three guidebooks discussing aspects of stewardship contracting including multiparty monitoring, collaboration, and best value criteria. No publisher kreardon Resources-Collaboration Forest Management Solutions in Rural Communities Resources-Publications 2012-02-06T18:46:59Z Page