The Lemhi County Forest Restoration Group announces the 2012 update to the Hughes Creek Social and Economic Indicators. The authors report that restoration activities in Hughes Creek have contributed over $410,000 in private sector earnings for Lemhi County. The regional impact, extending the scope beyond Lemhi County's boundary, exceeds $1 million in income distributed to 250 private sector workers.
The Collaborative Group applied a creative approach to social indicators. With a goal of gaining community support for restoration, the social indicators include the number of volunteers recruited, the volunteer hours of work performed, and attendance by the public at outreach events.
The 2012 Update is available in the IFRP State of the Forest Archive.