South Gifford Pinchot Collaborative Overview
Explore the formation, mission, collaborative resources, structure, subcommittee model, and current areas of focus of the South Gifford Pinchot Collaborative. Discover how this group aims to address natural resource issues while supporting economic vitality and forest ecosystems in the GPNF region.
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SLTCRC Meeting SLTCRC Meeting December 14, 2023 A brief introduction to the South Gifford Pinchot Collaborative Josh Petit SGPC Executive Director
FORMATION FORMATION & & MISSION Formed in December of 2011 MISSION Former Mt. Adams District Collaborative & Lewis River Collaborative To develop solutions to natural resource issues facing the area with a common vision to move beyond controversy towards management of our public lands that supports both restoration of our forestlands and revitalization of rural communities The SGPC s mission is to collectively improve the development, facilitation, and implementation of projects that enhance economic vitality, forest ecosystems, outdoor recreation, and public safety on the south end of GPNF and its surrounding communities.
COLLABORATIVE RESOURCES & INFO. COLLABORATIVE RESOURCES & INFO. -Operations Manual (living document, revisited and amended as needed) -Declaration of Commitment (signed annually at Annual Meeting) Monthly meetings (third Thursdays from 1-3:30pm) www.southgpc.org SGPC web site | www.southgpc.org
STRUCTURE STRUCTURE & & MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP Not a 501(c)(3) Fiscal sponsor Mt. Adams Resource Stewards Benefits and challenges Full group (voting, non-voting members) Subcommittees Steering Committee Guests
SUBCOMMITTEE MODEL SUBCOMMITTEE MODEL -Small-group meetings to find agreement on contentious issues identified/informed by the full Collaborative ZOA Recreation Monitoring Steering Committee Monthly meetings Road decommissioning Plantation thinning Early seral habitat Salvage logging LWS planning area Quarterly meetings OHV access Visitor use impacts Sustainable recreation Feedback on USFS initiatives Planning area specific issues Quarterly meetings Strategic planning Supports ED
CURRENT AREAS OF FOCUS CURRENT AREAS OF FOCUS Little White Salmon planning area Fire, recreation, salvage logging, early seral (e.g., OHV access, visitor use impacts, permitting) Strategic Planning (e.g., Operations Manual, procedural updates)
QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? Josh Petit, Ph.D. SGPC Executive Director joshua.petit@southgpc.org 513-291-0868
