The production and dissemination of new information drives the Cascade Center program. The process begins with research, management, or public questions. Projects are designed to answer questions, or to demonstrate results in an applied context. Depending upon the nature of the question and the resources available to address the question, projects take a variety of forms. Research projects are designed to answer science questions and produce scientifically credible results with a degree of statistical rigor. Management studies and monitoring projects use scientific methods to address questions concerning the effectiveness of management plans and actions. Demonstration projects incorporate new information and concepts into management practices. Demonstration projects test the operational feasibility of new practices, and serve a critical role as a forum to exchange information and promote dialogue. The primary product from Cascade Center projects is information. A variety of methods are used to exchange project results, including tours, workshops, presentations, publications, and interactions with the media. Information is used to adapt practices on a variety of scales and to produce a new generation of questions. New practices are monitored to judge their effectiveness.