A $100,000 USFS State & Private Forestry three-year grant — “Forest-Centered Stewardship for the Future of Northwest Massachusetts” — provides support for multi-partner efforts to make Northwest Massachusetts a leader in preparing for climate change including:
- Climate-Smart Forestry
- Reaching out to under-represented Indigenous communities and stakeholders to invite their participation in the Partnership, incorporate traditional ecological knowledge into programs and focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and justice issues.
- Virtual Forest Center
- Funding for the Ohketeau Center of Ashfield to implement a Community Liaison Model to recruit scholars, Indigenous ecologists, foresters, culture bearers, and Tribal historians to assist in implementing plans, focus groups, and workshops in consultation with grant partners including the Woodlands Partnership.
