26
Jonathan Kusel Sierra Institute for Community and Environment
Jonathan Kusel
Sierra Institute for Community and Environment
What is your desired post fire
restoration objective for federal and
private land?
Consider and include rural
communities.
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
Plumas Unified School District
Student Enrollment by Year
Lincoln, Montana
Primary and Secondary Student Enrollment
Unemployment and Poverty in Selected Sierra CountiesDecember 2009
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
ALPINE AMADOR INYO LASSEN MONO PLUMAS SIERRA TUOLUMNE
Poverty
Unemployment
Per
cen
tage
Changing Food Stamp Use in Plumas County
$0
$25,000
$50,000
$75,000
$100,000
$125,000
$150,000
$175,000
What are some good ways to integrate
post-fire goals for forest health, wildlife
habitat, soil, and water?
• Consider and include community
The Moonlight FireSeptember 2007
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/
Green bars show
95% confidence intervals
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
$480,000
Each Family’s share of current liabilities
and future unfunded obligations…
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
Under current policies federal
debt will grow from 59 percent
of the economy in 2009 to
300 percent by 2050.
What are some good ways to integrate
post-fire goals for forest health, wildlife
habitat, soil, and water?
•Think $$--Payments for Ecosystem
Services
Secure Rural Schools County Dollars(Greater than $3 million in 2008)
What are some good ways to integrate
post-fire goals for forest health, wildlife
habitat, soil, and water?
• All-Party Monitoring
What are some good ways to integrate
post-fire goals for forest health, wildlife
habitat, soil, and water?
• Consider and include community(Think of the children)
•Payments for Ecosystem Services
• All-Party Monitoring
Jonathan Kusel
Sierra Institute for Community and Environment
