A Forest Planning Success Story

Today, Outdoor Alliance is releasing a story that explores how the outdoor community worked to build consensus during the forest plan revision process on the Custer Gallatin National Forest in Montana.

Photo credit: Aaron Teasdale, click to read the full story.

The process of revising national forest plans is complex, lengthy, and often challenging, but the model for collaboration and consensus-building on the Custer Gallatin could serve as a template for forests around the country.

Outdoor Alliance has been involved in the Custer Gallatin forest plan revision since its early stages, organizing workshops to engage the broader community, holding monthly meetings, and gathering public input. Outdoor Alliance also assessed the economic impact of human-powered recreation on the forest and crafted a vision document to advocate for sustainable recreation and conservation designations in the Custer Gallatin Forest Plan. The story released today demonstrates how recreation groups, individual leaders, and many other partners worked together to build consensus on public land management.

The story shares more about the forest planning process and about how the partnerships and local coalitions helped drive consensus to build a durable and protective forest plan.