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FORT scientists coproduce structured science syntheses with resource managers in DOI, Department of Defense, and Department Transportation, and other partner organizations. The goal of each synthesis is to strengthen the efficiency and defensibility of federal permitting and decisions. The syntheses provide structured, robust reviews of science information with language that can be used directly in environmental analyses conducted to comply with federal laws and regulations such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The content and organization of structured science syntheses align directly with the standard workflow of a NEPA analysis to make it easy and fast for land managers to find information they need. 

Published syntheses are directly supporting federal efforts to unleash American energy, make America beautiful, and expand outdoor recreation on public lands by synthesizing science about oil and gas development, culvert construction, wildlife, and recreation. Since publication, a synthesis about effects of noise from oil and gas development on wildlife has already been used in a NEPA analysis for a carbon capture and sequestration project to support permitting for energy development on DOI lands. All structured science syntheses have been posted to the Bureau of Land Management’s centralized science information hub for staff, and newly requested syntheses are now in progress on oil and gas development, invasive plants, wildfire, wildlife-vehicle collisions, drought, and artificial intelligence data centers.