A Decade of Good Neighbor Authority in NW Colorado - Successes, Challenges and Lessons Learned

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST

Location: Embassy Suites, Canyon Maple B

Moderator(s)

Carolina Manriquez, MF, CF (she/her/hers)

Lead Forester
CSFS
steamboat springs, Colorado, United States

Speaker(s)

John Twitchell, CF

Supervisory Forester
CSFS
steamboat springs, Colorado, United States
Ryan McNertney

Lead Forester
CSFS
steamboat springs, Colorado, United States
Zach Wehr, MF (he/him/his)

Supervisory Forester
CSFS
Granby, Colorado, United States
Blair Rynearson, MF (he/him/his)

Supervisory Forester
CSFS
Gould, Colorado, United States
Cary Green

NEPA Coordinator/Planner - White River
USFS

GNA has been used effectively in NW Colorado between the CSFS and USFS. Successes, challenges and lessons learned include:
1. Scaling solutions to the natural resource issues
2. Responding to evolving community needs
3. Understanding the GNA regulatory and contractual frameworks
4. Managing the human dynamics in GNA collaborative processes

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to understand the history of the GNA Program in the NW area of Colorado.
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe successes, challenges and lessons learned from 10 years of GNA project implementation.
Upon completion, participants will be able to start engaging with the GNA program in their respective areas.