In January, 2007, thirty-four representatives of conservationists, motorized users, outfitters, loggers, mill operators, state government and the Forest Service held their first meeting at Lubrecht Experimental Forest, facilitated by the National Forest Foundation. They called themselves the Montana Forest Restoration Committee, and all agreed that restoring Montana’s forests was a goal worth pursuing.

The restoration principles and implementation plan that follow reflect the integrity, commitment, agreement and honorable work of all those people. The job before all of us now is to work together to achieve good restoration work on the ground.