Science and Policy Papers

This page provides links to a variety of resources. From research and policy papers to official agency documents, interested parties can access important information regarding watershed restoration in general and the Legacy Roads Program specifically.  

       Photo: Tim Brown, USFS                                                                                                                 Photo: Wildlands CPR

General information about watershed restoration and the Legacy Roads Program

• End of the Road, NRDC, 1999

• A National Proposal for a National Forest Watershed Restoration Corps

• Letter to U.S. Senate RE: Creation of a ‘Forest Roads Reclamation and Remediation Program’ in the reauthorization of SAFETEA-LU

• Letter to U.S. House RE: Creation of a ‘Forest Roads Reclamation and Remediation Program’ in the reauthorization of SAFETEA-LU

• Wildlands CPR Report - Economic Benefits Arising from Watershed Restoration

• The Wilderness Society's Legacy Roads "Green Job Fact Sheet"

• Western Governors Association Letter to Secretary Vilsack RE: Rightsizing the Forest Service Road System and the Legacy Roads Program

• United States Conference of Mayors Letter to USDA RE: Watershed Restoration and Rightsizing the Forest Roads System

Specific information about the Legacy Roads Program and the Pacific Northwest

• USFS Region 6 Legacy Roads Monitoring Brief - Protocols and contacts of Legacy Roads Project Monitoring for Region 6

WWRI Coaltion Presentations

• Power Point Presentations given by WWRI Coalition Members