{"id":1022,"date":"2017-04-13T21:14:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T21:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/montanaforestcolaboration.org\/?page_id=1022"},"modified":"2026-03-04T12:18:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:18:25","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montanaforestcollaboration.org\/app\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;\">The Montana Forest Collaboration Network (MFCN) is primarily a volunteer consensus-based collaborative group, formed in August 2016 to assist collaborative groups across Montana in forest and grassland restoration, conservation, and resource utilization for the benefit of all.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em><a href=\"https:\/\/montanaforestcollaboration.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FullSizeRender.heic\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4683\" src=\"https:\/\/montanaforestcollaboration.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FullSizeRender.heic\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><strong>&#8220;Collaboratives are the institutional memory of place, and collaborative processes are the future or our nation\u2019s public land.\u00a0 Membership and participation in MFCN clearly reflects the increased open and honest dialogue between natural resource professionals and various public interests through collaboration and collaborative processes.&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em>-Gordy Sanders, MFCN Chair<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4693\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4693\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4693\" src=\"https:\/\/montanaforestcollaboration.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Gordy-Sanders.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"244\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gordy Sanders at MFCN 9th Annual Workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>&#8220;Collaborative groups need to understand the changes facing their agency partners and creatively adjust their operations to respond to those changes.&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em>-Steve Daniels, collaboration expert at 2024 MFCN Annual Workshop<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4695\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4695\" src=\"https:\/\/montanaforestcollaboration.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Steve-Daniels.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanaforestcollaboration.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Steve-Daniels.jpg 320w, 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