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forum for states and tribes. The Regional Ecosystem Office (REO) 

 provides independent recommendations and scientific, technical 

 and other staff support to the REIC. Staff of the REO are on 

 loan from federal agencies involved with the plan. 



The Northwest Forest Plan area is divided into 12 provinces with 

 distinct land, ecosystem, and climatic qualities. One advisory 

 committee is included in each province. There is one Provincial 

 Interagency Executive Committee which includes federal agency 

 officials who oversee the management of public lands in those 

 provinces. There are 12 Provincial Advisory Committees (PAC) 

 which have representatives from the federal, state, county, and 

 tribal governments, the timber industry, environmental groups, 

 recreation and tourism orgamizations, and up to five other 

 p\iblic- at -large members. 



As a result of these advisory ecosystem committees, there have 

 been over 300 people involved in advisory meetings concerning the 

 Northwest Forest Plan. In addition, the ecosystem committees 

 have made a major effort in the past two years to develop 

 consistent natural resource data among all agencies. Basic 

 standards have been developed for vegetation, fisheries, and 

 hydrology. Working in partnership with other agencies and the 

 public, many accomplishments have been made. Some of these 

 accoirplishments are the completion of a revised Interagency 

 Watershed Analysis Guide, streeunlined consultation pursuant to 

 the Endangered Species Act, the distribution of over 29 million 



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