Facilitation Services

Sustainable Recreation on public lands is a valuable opportunity that positively contributes to healthy lifestyles and local economies. Furthermore, it encourages present and future generations to actively participate in recreation planning, recreation management, project implementation, sharing ideas, exploring values, and partnering and volunteering. The Tonto National Forest desires to improve the delivery of Sustainable Recreation opportunities across the Forest by: 1) strengthening existing relationships and building new relationships with the communities and the stakeholders it serves; 2) encouraging communities and stakeholders to help envision, strategize and prioritize programs and projects within Tonto's Recreation Program that are meaningful and valuable to recreational users; 3) encouraging communities and stakeholders to be engaged and participate in an All Hands / All Lands, shared leadership approach to solving recreation challenges and continually improving recreation opportunities across the forest for the benefit of all, and 4) encouraging partnerships and volunteerism to accomplish recreation projects on the ground. One way of improving the delivery of recreation opportunities and accomplishing these four ideas is by developing Place-Based Sustainable Recreation Collaboratives within the communities served by the Tonto National Forest..