Conservation Finance and the Monongahela National Forest

The U.S. Forest Service, National Forest Foundation, and the Conservation Finance Network hosted the Monongahela National Forest Conservation Finance Technical Assistance Workshop from July 10-12, 2018, to explore how alternative funding and financing strategies could address forest management goals, challenges, and opportunities. The objectives of this three-day workshop were to bring together USFS staff with external stakeholders and experts to evaluate how various conservation finance strategies could be applied on the National Forest, build a case for strategies that show potential, and brainstorm how these strategies could be implemented. This report provides recommendations on the management strategies discussed at the workshop, and identifies potential resources, partners, case studies, and further context to aid in implementation.