BEYOND SCOPING - CITIZENS AND SAN-JUAN NATIONAL FOREST MANAGERS, LEARNING TOGETHER

In a community-public land initiative, southwest Colorado citizens and Forest Service staff worked two years before starting the of the San Juan National Forest land and resource management plan. Community grou ps studied community values and forest science and management through informal exchanges on resource management issues. Topical working grou ps followed up with more detailed examinations to help ensure that the plan would reflect commitment to public land stewardship.