T. Richard et S. Burns, BEYOND SCOPING - CITIZENS AND SAN-JUAN NATIONAL FOREST MANAGERS, LEARNING TOGETHER, Journal of forestry, 96(4), 1998, pp. 39-43
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.