The Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project was based on Presidential direction to develop a scientifically sound, ecosystem based strategy for management of 64 million acres of lands administered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management within the Columbia River Basin, and portions of the Klamath and Great basins in Oregon.  The Project was based on concerns over forest and rangeland health, uncharacteristically intense wildland fires, threats to certain fish and wildlife species, an d concerns about local community social and economic well being.  In addition, there was little broad- scale scientific knowledge of the ecological, biophysical, social, and economic conditions, trends, risks, and opportunities within the planning area.

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