Task Findings and Recommendations
A comparative analysis of management practices and funding
Overview The adequacy of funding of the Indian forestry program was made by comparing management costs on Indian forest land to similar federal, state, and private forest lands. The primary focus of past IFMAT assessments of the Indian forestry program was on the delivery of forest products. But, as tribes are shifting (or already have shifted) their focus to holistic land stewardship, this assessment focused on these forest land stewardship concepts. Forest land stewardship has gained momentum not only on tribal lands, but across most federal and some private forest land. Forest land stewardship is based on the fundamentals of managing the resource for improving forest conditions, health, and vitality. While forest products can be an output from the management of the forest, it is the outcome of healthy forests that is the goal. For the stewardship of commercial forest land and wildfire management, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is the appropriate cost comparator. For the stewardship of noncommercial forest land and wildfire management, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is the appropriate cost comparator.
TASK A
A seedling greenhouse operated by the Red Lake Nation in Minnesota. PHOTO CREDIT: MICHAEL DOCKRY
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