Our Plan
Fires, Insects, and Disease Don't Stop at Fence Lines Neither Should Our Management.
The Montana Forest Action Plan convened key statewide stakeholders and tribal nations to reassess statewide forest conditions, identify priority areas for treatment, and develop a cross-boundary plan to accomplish landscape-scale forest restoration.
The plan consists of three main parts.
Montana Forest Action Plan
The Montana Forest Action Plan provides recommended goals and strategies to help promote cross-boundary, landscape scale forest restoration and management.
The Priority Areas
The Priority Areas for Focused Attention show the places in Montana that would benefit most from cross-boundary work.
The Assessment
The Statewide Assessment of Forest Conditions provides an updated analysis of forest conditions and trends.
Our Community
Become a part of it.
Whether you make your living in the forest or just want to hike, the community who relies on Montana's forests being healthy and resilient is bigger than you think.
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Forest Management at a Glance:
Forest conditions and the consequences of those conditions affect all Montanans regardless of land ownership. By working to align the efforts of diverse partners across the state, we can advance a common mission of strengthening our shared stewardship of Montana's forests.
This approach is called cross-boundary forest restoration and management. Visit our StoryMap to view the first deliverable of the Montana Forest Action Plan and learn more about what reaching across fence lines looks like in practice.
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Our Focus
The Montana Forest Action Plan will serve as the all hands, all lands plan for addressing forest health and wildfire risk issues across all forested lands in the state of Montana.
Taking Action
Through collaborative, science-focused, cross-boundary and shared landscape management strategies, we can benefit the social, cultural, economic, and biophysical forested landscapes of Montana.
Collaborative Partnerships
Cross-boundary forest restoration and management prioritizes and amplifies collaborative efforts that bring together stakeholders representing diverse perspectives, interests, and expertise.
Supporting Local Economies and Communities
Montanans have been making their living off the land for generations, whether its working forests or outdoor recreation. Cross-boundary forest restoration and management works to make sure that remains a possibility for generations to come.
Healthy, Sustainable Forests
At the end of the day, we all have one goal in common: keep Montana's forests healthy and resilient. Cross-boundary forest restoration and management treats our forests as forests, regardless of property boundaries.
Part of Montana's legacy is built on our forests.
The Montana Forest Action Plan will work to make sure that legacy continues by keeping Montana's forests healthy and sustainable for generations to come through cross-boundary forest restoration and management.
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Our Council
The Montana Forest Action Advisory Council is a comprehensive group of stakeholders convened to help develop and implement the Montana Forest Action Plan.
Our Work In Action
The Montana Forest Action Plan belongs to all Montanans.
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