Planning for the Future

The Massachusetts Dynamic Forest Restoration Initiative (MADFRI) is a collaboration on public and private lands in north central Massachusetts and the Berkshire Highlands region that enhances forest resiliency, restores fish and wildlife habitat diversity, mitigates invasive species, and creates a baseline model for long-term transboundary landscape-level planning throughout the region by through forest habitat restoration, forest habitat resilience, public engagement & outreach, and long-term landscape planning.

Long-Term Landscape Planning

MADFRI’s goal is to produce a landscape-level mapping model that can be used for long-term planning to inform priority areas for public and private lands habitat projects in the future and to be coordinated with partners like USDA NRCS and others.