Statewide Extension of the Coronado Planning Campaign
The Coronado National Forest was the first in the Southwest Region (Region 3) to initiate the revision of its Land and Resource Management Plan under the 2008 planning rule. But every other Forest in the Region either has begun or will soon begin its plan revision process. Lessons learned on the Coronado—especially with respect to public participation and collaboration—will be invaluable exports to these other Forests.
The Coronado Planning Campaign is sharing knowledge and experience by extending its resources throughout the Southwest, and by staying tuned to efforts on other National Forests in the region. As a result of these strategies, the Coronado Planning Partnership expects that stakeholders in National Forests statewide will strengthen their advocacy for conservation-based management as a result of the Partnership's work.
Arizona Forest Plan Revision Coalition
Organizations involved with the Coronado Planning Partnership are leaders in the Arizona Forest Plan Revision Coalition. This informal coalition brings together the Arizona conservation community to share ideas, resources, and planning toward achieving the best possible Plan Revisions for Arizona's forests.
Participants include: Sierra Club-Grand Canyon Chapter, the Center for Biological Diversity, Grand Canyon Wildlands Council, Arizona Wilderness Coalition, Arizona Zoological Society, The Wildlands Project, Forest Guardians, Maricopa Audubon Society, Sky Island Alliance, Grand Canyon Trust, and the Arizona Wildlife Federation.
Like the Coronado Planning Partnership, the Arizona Forest Plan Revision Coalition is centered on a statement of principles (Principles to Guide Forest Plan Revisions), submitted to the Regional Forester. Elements of the Coronado Planning Partnership's statement of principles were adapted, or incorporated wholesale, into this document.
What Lies Ahead?
Collaboration among stakeholders is the lifeblood of the new generation of Forest Plans. Through documents, stakeholder agreements, and collective action on the ground, the Coronado Planning Partnership and its allies, including the Forest Neighbor Network, are building a long-term network of exchange that links forests and the people who care about them.