How does the new policy apply to restoration of abandoned mines on National Forest System lands?
Restoration of abandoned mine land should contribute towards achieving the national forest or grassland’s Land Management Plan desired conditions. When developing the site-specific (project-level) restoration goals and objectives for abandoned mine land, it should be noted that restoration of historical (pre-mining) conditions is often impossible to achieve due to technical or economic limitations. • How does the Forest Service plan to utilize partnerships to meet its ecological restoration goals? Partnerships can play several key roles in restoration: • Successful restoration of landscapes involves collaborating with many partners such as adjacent landowners, stakeholders, Tribes, and other agencies to determine desired conditions in land management plans, restoration goals and objectives for a specific landscape, and appropriate management activities to accomplish them. • Partners may assist with monitoring of restoration projects and resource conditions as a critical component of ad
