Restoration Jobs Reports and Manuals

Researching the Possibilities for Restoration Economies
Partnering with local organizations, ASJE conducts research to characterize the scope and structure of the local restoration economy on the North Coast. Presently, we are working on a new report to quantify the economics of the restoration economy over the last ten years in Humboldt County, California, as well as identifying job quality issues, and the values of a restored watershed.

Worker Training in the Watershed Restoration Industry of Humboldt County, CA. by Andrea Davis and Dr. Christy Getz, 2005. This report was produced in cooperation with the University of California Berkeley, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Department and the Institute for Labor and Employment.

Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Natural Resources Restoration System in Humboldt County, by Dr. Mark Baker of Forest Community Research, in conjunction with ASJE, 2004. We are currently working to update this report with economic data covering the last ten years of the restoration economy in Humboldt County, California.

Heavy Equipment in Ecosystem Restoration, by Andrea Davis, 2003.

Relevant manuals and documents from other sources:

Community Based Socioeconomic Assessment and Monitoring of Activities Related to National Forest Management, Part I.

Watershed Training and Research Center. September 2002.

Community Based Socioeconomic Assessment and Monitoring of Activities Related to National Forest Management, Part II.

Watershed Training and Research Center. September 2002.

Healthy Communities, Healthy Ecosystems: Community Development Potential of Ecosystem Restoration Work.

Produced by the Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon. Fall 2001.

Improving Jobs, Community, and the Environment: Lessons from the Ecosystem Workforce Project.

Labor Education and Research Center, University of Oregon, Eugene. September 1998.

High-Skill Approach to Ecosystem Management: Combining Economic, Ecological and Social Objectives.

Labor Education and Research Center, University of Oregon, Eugene. May 1998.

Trading Roads for Jobs

Wildlands CPR. A study by the Center for Environmental Economic Development. For the complete study visit www.wildlandscpr.org

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