Idaho Forest Restoration Partnership (IFRP) was formed to help strengthen collaborative forest restoration efforts across Idaho. The partners have agreed to support four principles in a common vision for our forests:
In Idaho's forests, strategic forest restoration is essential to address the current challenges posed by uncharacteristic wildfire, drought, disease and climate change.
As a result, active management is needed in some areas of public forests to restore their resiliency.
A healthy forest industry is an important and necessary part of a restoration strategy to offset restoration costs and to provide jobs and economic stability in rural communities throughout Idaho.
Collaborative groups provide useful advice and recommendations on forest restoration projects, through cooperation between citizens, including interest groups, elected officials, and pubic land managers
Our Mission
IFRP advances the pace, scale, and effectiveness of forest restoration on Idaho’s federal public lands by connecting collaborative perspectives, elevating shared priorities, aligning partners, and providing an advocacy voice to inform policy and management.
Our Role
IFRP creates a network to help Idaho forest collaboratives connect with each other and get the information and resources they need to succeed. The network is intended to respond to the needs of local collaboratives - not to direct or steer their decisions.
Advocacy
IFRP advocates on behalf of collaborative forest restoration. As appropriate, IFRP communicates with the Idaho congressional delegation, the U.S. Forest Service, other land managers, and stakeholders.
Our Principles
Idaho’s public forest lands are an integral part of our heritage and provide multiple benefits, including clean water, fish and wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, and economic value.
In Idaho’s forests, strategic landscape stewardship is essential to address current challenges posed by uncharacteristic wildfire, insects, disease, and climate change, with active management applied where appropriate to restore and sustain resilient forest and other resource conditions.
A healthy forest industry is an important and necessary component of a management strategy to offset costs, promote reinvestment in the landscape, and provide jobs and economic stability in rural communities throughout Idaho.
Collaborative groups strengthen forest restoration outcomes by bringing diverse stakeholders together to develop and advance forest management recommendations through cooperation among citizens, interest groups, elected officials, and public land managers.