Abstract:
Oregon’s South Coast communities have long relied on their forests and watersheds for forestry,
fishing, agriculture, and sustenance. Over the past 20 years, logging and fishing activity has declined.
The Northwest Forest Plan and the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds have created
opportunities to restore forest and watershed health and create quality local jobs. Although forest and watershed
restoration will not replace all lost forestry and fisheries jobs, it offers new natural resource-based
employment and local work for South Coast businesses. However, little is known about the restoration
industry and the economic benefits it produces.