{"id":19167,"date":"2014-09-17T21:49:34","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T21:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/162.217.168.59\/?p=19167"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:54:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:54:28","slug":"sfi-awards-montana-forest-restoration-committe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/sfi-awards-montana-forest-restoration-committe\/","title":{"rendered":"SFI Awards Montana Forest Restoration Committee for Helping Grizzly Habitat and Restoring Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GrizzlyMONTREAL, Quebec<\/strong> \u2014 Sustainable forestry is helping improve wildlife habitat for grizzly bears and other species in Montana. The Montana Forest Restoration Committee is cooperating with a variety of groups to restore wildlife habitat in three national forests \u2014 Bitterroot, Helena and Lolo. But bears are just part of the story. The committee guides forest restoration work to address wider ecological, economic and social needs, including community vitality.<\/p>\n

One of the Montana Forest Restoration Committee\u2019s many projects involves realigning logging roads and returning other roads to their natural state to help accelerate the ecological recovery of National Forest lands. Enhancing forest habitat is helping restore habitat connectivity and giving grizzly bears more room.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe key to public support and successful management of grizzly bears is to work with partners in the forest industry, conservation, government and elsewhere to balance multiple land uses, public safety, and careful consideration of grizzly bear needs,\u201d said Robert Bonnie, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.<\/p>\n

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative\u00ae Inc. (SFI) is proud to recognize the Montana Forest Restoration Committee with a 2014 Conservation Leadership Award for its efforts to restore these important forest habitats. \u201cFor more than seven years the Montana Forest Restoration Committee has had the vision to manage forests to enhance grizzly bear habitat, conserve and restore important fish-\u00ad\u2010bearing streams, and improve forest health in US National Forests,\u201d said Kathy Abusow, President and CEO of SFI Inc.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrizzly-\u00ad\u2010human encounters continue to rise. We are managing our lands and how people access them not only to improve forest health but also to reduce confrontations between people and bears,\u201d said Gordy Sanders, Resource Manager at Pyramid Lumber and co-\u00ad\u2010chair of the committee.<\/p>\n

The committee includes two forest product companies certified to SFI 2010-\u00ad\u20102014 Fiber Sourcing Requirements \u2014 Pyramid Mountain Lumber and F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Company. Other partners include Environmental NGOs like The Wilderness Society, citizens at large, the Montana Forestry Association, the Montana Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Forest Service and other forestry organizations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Montana Forest Restoration Committee was a game-\u00ad\u2010changer because people with diverse interests \u2013 SFI Program Participants Pyramid Mountain Lumber and F.H. Stoltze, as well as sportsmen and conservationists \u2013 all agreed to work together toward solutions,\u201d said Jamie Williams, President of The Wilderness Society. \u201cThis kind of collaborative effort is the future of forestry \u2014 a future that results in strong conservation outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The SFI program is the only forest certification standard in North America that requires participants to support and engage in research including conservation activities to improve forest health, productivity and sustainable management of forest resources. Pyramid Mountain Lumber and F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Company support conservation activities as part of their SFI fiber-\u00ad\u2010sourcing certification.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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