Natural Resources
Natural resource management is managing natural resources such as land, water, soil, plants and animals. Forest staff focus on managing natural resources for the benefit of both current and future generations. The goal is to maintain and improve the condition of the land while meeting the needs of the public.
On the Mendocino National Forest, land managers maintain and restore healthy watersheds and diverse fire-adapted plant and animal communities. Forest staff administer programs and infrastructure to provide a safe workplace for employees and enjoyable experiences for the public. Partnerships and collaboration are also important to restore healthy forests and protect communities.
The forest is committed to an adaptive approach to management. Adaptive management aims to leave the land in better condition than its current state. Land managers use data and monitoring to inform land management decision-making in strategic focus areas.
Land and Resource Management Plan
A forest plan provides the framework to guide the ongoing land and resource management operations of a National Forest. The goal of the plan is to provide a management program reflecting a mix of activities for the use and protection of the Forest.
Northwest Forest Plan Amendment
The Northwest Forest Plan provides landscape scale direction for over 24 million acres, across 17 national forests and other federal land in western Washington and Oregon, and northwestern California.
Postfire Restoration
Forest staff are not only faced with the challenge of supporting ecosystem recovery, but they are also faced with ensuring that these ecosystems will be resilient to the next fire and other future stressors.
Forest-wide Prescribed Fire and Fuels
The Mendocino National Forest is implementing a large landscape-level analysis to address fuel loading and improve forest health and resilience.