Statewide Strategy for Restoring Arizona's Forests: Sustainable Forests, Communities, & Economies

In 2003, Governor Janet Napolitano created the Forest Health Advisory Council and the Forest Health Oversight Council which were directed to develop scientific information and policy recommendations to advise the Governor's administration on matters of forest health, unnaturally severe forest fires, and community protection. In 2005, the Councils established a subcommittee to work on a 20-year strategy. The actions identified in this report are a product of that subcommittee's work, and represent a starting point for on-the-ground implementation of a statewide strategy.