Monitoring Socioeconomics within Collaborative Forestry Projects

No plan
(1)
•Overall Status
Monitoring plan
and goals
developed, but not
yet implemented
(3)
Implemented
stand-alone
assessments
(4)
Ongoing,
indicators assessed
at regular intervals
(5)
Parts of monitoring
plan implemented
(5)
To be
determined
(2)
•Party Responsible
Research firms,
consultants
(3)
Non-profit
organizations
(3)
University
affiliated
researchers
(6)
Members of
collaborative/
USFS staff
(4)
Indicators and Measures
Common Data Source(s)
Used
# of CFLRs
Jobs and Economics
•Indicators
Jobs created/income (collected through methods
other than TREAT)
Contractor/business surveys and
interviews, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
U.S. Census data, economic models
14
Local economic benefit (revenue
generated/captured, economic activity from CFLR
projects)
Contractor/business surveys and
interviews, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
US Census data, city reports, economic
models
11
Contractor location (for CFLR task orders/projects)
Contractor surveys/interviews, review
of contracts, review of USFS records
10
Type of work offered
Contractor surveys/interviews, review
of contracts, review of USFS records
9
Contractor surveys/interviews, review
of contracts
Contractor surveys/interviews, review
of contracts
11
Impacts to recreation usage/opportunities,
accessibility of recreation sites
Workforce training offered locally, employment of
youth/minority groups/people of lower income
Review of USFS and USFWS reports
and records
Surveys, focus groups
8
Protection of cultural/heritage resources, tribal
values
Review of USFS reports
5
Poverty levels (food assistance, poverty)
U.S. Census data
2
Surveys
Surveys, interviews with focus groups
6
7
Biomass Utilization
Type and value of wood products produced, type of
wood utilized
Capacity of industry (available
infrastructure/equipment, contractor capacity)
3
Social Well-being
6
Other
Collaboration
Public perception and attitudes
Undefined
(1)
Community
scale
(4)
•Unit of Analysis
County scale
(13)
• Lack of Available Social Scientists,
and Lack of Support for Work
• Inaccuracies with TREAT
• Defining Local
•Challenges
• Delayed Responses to Surveys
• Large Project Areas and Associated
Compliance Delays
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