Road Management in the Context of Watershed Restoration

Notes from the Second Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Forest Restoration

This paper synthesizes information from presentations and discussions that occurred as part of a two-day workshop, titled: “Road management in the context of watershed restoration.” The workshop was the second annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Forest Restoration Learning Network (see below) and emphasized planning and prioritization of road management treatments, public/private/tribal partnerships, and specific strategies to improve effectiveness of road upgrading and decommissioning projects. It was hosted by The Nature Conservancy and Wildlands CPR in Astoria, OR, on April 23-24, 2009, and included a field tour of watershed restoration treatments at the Conservancy’s Ellsworth Creek Preserve in southwestern Washington.

The information presented in this paper is a high-level summary representing years of innovative thinking and experience on the part of several individuals, many of whom were in attendance. Presentations from the workshop can be viewed and downloaded here.