Arizona Forest

   Restoration

  Products Inc.

Welcome to Arizona Forest Restoration Products Inc.

Science Providers

The northern Arizona collaborative effort toward the consensus based restoration of the northern Arizona forested ecosystems and watersheds to a fire adapted ecology is guided by the science provided by the following organizations.

The Forest Ecosystem Restoration Analysis Project (ForestERA) is a collaborative process that views forest ecosystems from a landscape perspective to discover better ways to restore their health and protect our communities. Stakeholders representing diverse backgrounds, priorities, needs, and points of view work together in small groups using the best scientific information and tools available. Participants view spatial data in map form in order to weigh various fire, community, wildlife, watershed and other factors important in landscape-scale prioritization and decision-making. This process results in a detailed, integrated action plan that reflects multiple inputs, value and points of view.

The ERI is nationally recognized for mobilizing the unique assets of a university to help solve the problem of unnaturally severe wildfire and degraded forest health in the region. The ERI works to help land management agencies and communities by providing comprehensive focused studies, monitoring and evaluation research, as well as technical support. The goals of ERI go beyond scientific discovery to the meaningful application of scientific knowledge that makes a difference for western forests. The mission of ERI is to serve as an objective leader in research, scholarship, and education, and in collaborative efforts to plan and implement restoration treatments for frequent-fire forest and woodland landscapes of the Interior West. In addition to providing science, ERI is also a stakeholder in the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI).

The Rocky Mountain Research Station is one of five regional units that make up the US Forest Service Research and Development organization - the most extensive natural resources research organization in the world. It maintains 14 research locations throughout a 14 state territory encompassing the Great Basin, Southwest, Rocky Mountains and parts of the Great Plains. The Station employs over 400 permanent full-time employees, including roughly 100 research scientists. Scientists conduct research that spans an area containing 52% of the nation's National Forest System lands; conduct research on 14 experimental forests, ranges and watersheds; oversee activities on more than 260 Research Natural Areas; and lead ecosystem management and research partnership projects in Arizona, Montana, New Mexico and Nevada.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Research Branch is housed within the Department’s Wildlife Management Division, and plays an important role in guiding the State’s wildlife management decisions.  The Research Branch provides research support to other Branches within the Division, including Game, Nongame, Habitat and Fisheries, as well as programs outside of the Division, such as those related to law enforcement and education. Arizona’s management of both game and nongame species as a public resource depends on sound science and active management. Without strict agency oversight and management, the fate of many of these species would be in jeopardy. In addition to providing science, the Arizona Game and Fish Department is also a stakeholder in the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI).

As the principal federal partner responsible for administering the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service takes the lead in recovering and conserving our Nation's imperiled species by fostering partnerships, employing scientific excellence, and developing a workforce of conservation leaders. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service strives to ensure a strong scientific basis for decisions on endangered species, facilitate large-scale planning to accommodate land use and wildlife habitat, and promote innovative public/private partnerships. The goal of the Endangered Species Act is the recovery of listed species to levels where protection under the Act is no longer necessary. Towards that goal, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service develops and implements recovery plans that provide detailed site-specific management actions for private, Federal, and State cooperation in conserving listed species and their ecosystems. In addition to providing science, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is also a stakeholder in the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI).