1	"NORTHEAST WASHINGTON" NORTHEAST WASHINGTON FORESTRY COALITION www.NEWForestryCoalition.org
2	What is Collaboration? 1. To work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor; to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected. (Merriam-Webster) _____________________
3	Shared Responsibility to Resolve Past Conflicts and Move Forward Formed in May 2002 with objectives: Use problem-solving over conflict Focus on interests rather than on positions Build trust through success Use science to guide decision-making
4	Organizational Structure 501C3 Non-Profit Organization Seven “issue” committees Board and members includes Vaagen Bros. Lumber, Avista Utilities - Kettle Falls Generating Station, Williamson Forestry Consulting, Conservation Northwest, The Lands Council, Stimson Lumber Company, 49 Degrees North Ski Resort, Columbia Cedar, Ponderay Newsprint, American Forest Resource Council, Boise
5	Northeast Washington has a healthy timber industry 5 Large-log Sawmills 2 Small-log Sawmills 2 Paper Mills 2 Wood-waste Power Plants
6	Near Nature – Near Perfect Your Colville National Forest: 1.1 million acres 21 inventoried roadless areas -- less than 3% of lands preserved 26 national forest campgrounds Over 340 species of fish & wildlife 426 miles of non-motorized trails 760 miles of motorized trails Nearly 4,000 miles of roads
7	Our blueprint: community collaboration Bringing together and working with: Business & professionals Conservation community Conservation Districts Elected officials and Tribes Farmers and ranchers Federal and state resource specialists Fire Districts Recreation interests Scientists Timber industry The Public
8	Helped create county wildfire protection plans in all NE counties
9	"MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING" MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING between USDA FOREST SERVICE, COLVILLE NATIONAL FOREST and the NORTHEAST WASHINGTON FORESTRY COALITION PURPOSE: The purpose of this MOU is to provide a framework of cooperation and to facilitate community-based collaborative processes for forest health restoration activities on the Colville National Forest between the Forest Service, the Coalition, and the public. Further purposes of this MOU are to foster trust, clarify roles, assist in finding common ground in the management of natural resources on the Colville National Forest and to collaborate while successfully achieving shared community, economic, and forest health objectives in a timely manner. This cooperation serves the mutual interest of the parties and the public. (July 2005)
10	Colville National Forest – Forest Plan Collaboration -- “Summit” Organized and facilitated by the US Forest Service Continued from March 2006 to January 2007 Over 80 people participated – co-conveners included Forest Service, Tri-County commissioners and The Coalition Four key issues were identified: 1) forest health, 2) economics, 3) recreation, 4) wilderness The Coalition drafted its land management plan proposal and presented it to Summit participants, November 2006 Summit participants adopted the Coalition’s management proposal as the basis for decision making
11	The Coalition’s management proposal for the Colville National Forest
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16	Economic Analysis Conducted by Headwaters Economics: www.headwaterseconomics.org
17	Six Years of Successful Projects 20 current and completed national forest projects produced over $50 million in economic activity – included high priority areas identified in County Fire Plans No appeals or litigation since the Coalition was formed Annual harvest volume has increased from 22 million feet to 44 million feet with 2008 reaching as high as 64 million feet
18	The Face of Collaboration
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