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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
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\"\"<\/a>“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.”<\/strong>
\n<\/em>-Gordy Sanders, MFCN Chair<\/h3>\n
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Gordy Sanders at MFCN 9th Annual Workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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“Collaborative groups need to understand the changes facing their agency partners and creatively adjust their operations to respond to those changes.”<\/strong>
\n<\/em>-Steve Daniels, collaboration expert at 2024 MFCN Annual Workshop<\/h3>\n
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9th Annual Workshop, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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“We really believe that it\u2019s important for citizens, who are the people that we serve, to be a part of how we take care of these lands.”<\/strong><\/h3>\n

-Leslie Weldon, Former Deputy Chief, National Forest System<\/h3>\n

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“Collaboration provides an opportunity to understand differing interests and constraints while developing recommendations informed by multiple perspectives.”<\/strong><\/h3>\n

-Vaia Errett, Co-chair of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Working Group<\/h3>\n\n
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