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July 15, 2010
EWP director Cassandra Moseley testifies before the US House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands in an Oversight Hearing on creating rural jobs on America's public lands through strategies for conservation-oriented economic development. Read her testimony here.
May 26, 2010
The Ecosystem Workforce Program releases The State of the Dry Forest Zone and its Communities, an assessment of the current conditions, challenges, and opportunities for sustainable forest stewardship in the Dry Forest Zone of eastern and central Oregon and northern California. The Dry Forest Zone project seeks to foster sustainable forest stewardship at a regional scale between communities that share common forest management and economic development challenges. Go to publications to browse all of the EWP's working and briefing papers and other publications.
April 27, 2010
The EWP releases Briefing Paper 24, an examination of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in eleven Western states a year after its passage. Among other findings, we found that per capita ARRA spending in Western urban counties is more than twice what it is in Western rural counties. Go to publications to browse all of the EWP's working and briefing papers.
April 13, 2010
The Ecosystem Workforce Program has released three papers about the economic impacts of forest and watershed restoration in Oregon. These studies suggest that every $1 million in public investment in forest and watershed restoration creates 14.7-23.8 total jobs. Watershed councils typically hire Oregon contracting businesses to implement forest and watershed restoration work. Most of these businesses are small, typically with less than $1 million in annual revenue.
The Employment and Economic Impacts of Forest and Watershed Restoration in Oregon
Briefing Paper (124 kb), Working Paper (776 kb)
A Profile of Forest and Watershed Restoration Contractors
Briefing Paper (92 kb), Working Paper (776 kb)
Mobilizing Human Resources for Watershed Restoration
Briefing Paper (92 kb), Working Paper (664 kb)
All of EWP's reports can be found on our publications page.
January 19, 2010
The EWP releases Working Paper 21, an examination of the key factors for success in watershed groups. The paper reviews a diverse body of original research literature and suggests organizational management tips for watershed groups. Go to publications to browse all of the EWP's working and briefing papers.
December 16, 2009
The EWP releases a briefing paper examining ARRA spending and local community benefit in 11 western states. Download the PDF of Briefing Paper 20 here
October 29, 2009
EWP director, Cassandra Moseley testifies before the US Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests about ways increasing coordination between state and federal land management agencies to conduct forest, watershed, and range restoration while ensuring high quality jobs for restoration workers. Read the testimony
