A National Proposal for a National Forest Watershed Restoration Corps

A National Proposal for a National Forest Watershed Restoration Corps
Green Jobs in our National Forests to Stimulate the Economy

December 15, 2008

Introduction: Congress once again is considering an economic stimulus package. As part of
this package, Congress has the opportunity to put people back to work while accomplishing
comprehensive restoration of our national forest watersheds. Public investment in restoration
can sustain American families whose lives and work are tightly connected to our national forests;
restore needed natural infrastructure and reclaim unneeded roads; make forests more resilient and
adaptable to the unknown consequences of climate change; and assist the Forest Service and
other federal natural resource stewards to meet basic environmental responsibilities, which has
been increasingly difficult due to severe budget cuts over the last eight years. In sum, investing
in forest watershed restoration will have tangible, long-term human and ecological benefits.

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