Monitoring and Adaptive Management. The monitoring and adaptive management strategies presented here are intended to guide the development and implementation of this Agreement. Adaptive management is a strategic approach for meeting management challenges under changing conditions and available information. The following steps outline an adaptive management approach for meeting the administration, survey and monitoring requirements of this Agreement while incorporating new information from surveys, monitoring, and research initiatives (Figure 1):
Monitoring and Adaptive Management. Monitoring of bald eagle nest territories will be consistent with SA 514, “Use of Habitat Evaluation Procedures” (HEP). The monitoring procedures and schedule will be developed in consultation with the TRIG. Monitoring procedures may include: Periodic observation of known nest sites on existing or acquired Project lands Periodic observation of known winter night roost sites on existing or acquired Project lands Puget Sound Energy will consider changes over time in the status of eagle populations and State and Federal bald eagle management guidelines and modify the Plan accordingly in consultation with the TRIG and with approval from FERC.
Monitoring and Adaptive Management. 9.1 Preserve Management and Monitoring
Monitoring and Adaptive Management. The Decaying and Legacy Wood Plan will be monitored for compliance by recording the numbers, species, and sizes (dbh and height or diameter and length) of snags and logs created in each entry in each stand. The Decaying and Legacy Wood Plan will be monitored for effectiveness by tracking the persistence and wildlife use of ten percent of the created snags and logs. Persistence data will be evaluated to verify that the numbers of snags and logs created and the frequency of creation are sufficient to snags and logs of the types and densities found in unmanaged forests in the Xxxxx River basin. If the results of monitoring show that the plan is providing fewer snags and logs over time than anticipated, the numbers created and/or the frequency of creation entries will be adjusted accordingly. If the results of monitoring show that wildlife use the created snags and logs less than expected, alternative methods of snag and log creation will be examined.
Monitoring and Adaptive Management. Experience with monitoring and analysis of forest development and ecosystem processes • Experience with monitoring and analysis of management activities and forest stand development • Experience with monitoring and analysis of aquatic environments and processes • Experience with monitoring of social dimensions of natural resources management including: o Visitor use monitoring for recreation, education and interpretive activities: ▪ Experience with developed and dispersed recreation ▪ Experience with interpretation and education opportunities
Monitoring and Adaptive Management. The conservation team will develop and implement a monitoring and adaptive management plan to be approved by consensus of the conservation team. The monitoring plans will include the following: • A weed management plan in and adjacent to designated conservation areas. This plan will address monitoring and treating invasive species. • A species monitoring plan to determine trends in plant populations across their ranges and identify significant threats to the species. • Opportunities to develop and fund a peer-reviewed pollinator study to determine movement patterns, characteristics of nesting habitat for suitable pollinators, and characteristics of the native plant community needed to maintain suitable habitat for pollinators, especially the masarid wasp (Pseudomasaris vespoides). The monitoring and adaptive management strategies presented here are intended to guide the development and implementation of this Agreement. Adaptive management is a strategic approach for meeting management challenges under changing conditions and available information. The following steps outline an adaptive management approach for meeting the administration, survey, and monitoring requirements of this Agreement while incorporating new information from surveys, monitoring, and research initiatives (Figure 2):
1. Assess current conditions via baseline inventories and mapping.
2. Define goals and objectives, and plan survey, monitoring, and management approaches.
3. Implement monitoring and management plans and summarize results.
4. Evaluate monitoring, research, and management outcomes; adapt objectives and methods.
5. Communicate and incorporate new information; reassess. Assess Current Conditions The implementation of adaptive management will be the responsibility of the conservation team. The implementation of the conservation actions identified in Table 4 will require the development of survey and monitoring, plant and seed salvage, reclamation, weed management, and restoration plans and protocols. Adaptive management is incorporated in the conservation of Xxxxxx’x and White River beardtongues through conservation action #6 in Table 4 and under Incorporating New Conservation Areas described above. As new information becomes available, these adaptive management conservation actions will allow for the protection of the areas with high ecological value to the species persistence.
Monitoring and Adaptive Management. Necessary Future Conditions • The riparian zone is functioning and effective buffer widths are established to provide all riparian functions (shade, bank stabilization, sediment control, organic litter, large woody debris, nutrients, and microclimate) – Upper Green (segments 8-12-excludes segment 13, p 4-16) – Middle Green (segments 4-7, p 4-20) – Lower Green (segment 3, p4-23) – Duwamish (Segments 1-2, p4-26) – Nearshore (slightly different statement, no segments, implies all Programs, Polices and Projects in the Plan • The Plan has three types of actions: – Projects - site specific action, expected to happen once – Policies - intended to help guide partner jurisdictions, not mandatory – Programs - actions that need an ongoing effort and staff resources to create and maintain Program WW-5 (page 7-6): Promote the planting of native trees • Coordinate with nurseries, arborists and home improvement centers to develop a marketing campaign • Offer native trees to residents • Promote benefits of tree cover: shade in summer, increased property values, improved habitat, and improved groundwater recharge • Cities may want to identify desired percentages of tree cover to achieve to provide a goal to work toward and measure progress • King County has a goal to plant 1,000,000 trees by 2020 and increase forest cover to the extent feasible by 2040 Program N-1 (page 7-102) • Promote Habitat Restoration on Private Property by Offering a “Toolbox” of Nearshore Habitat Project Designs – Should include how to address removal of derelict docks & pilings, revegetation, removal of shoreline armoring) – Technical assistance to landowners would accompany the tool box for those landowners lacking funds – Note-replanting steep bluff properties can be very challenging Program WW-8 (page 7-8): Increase Involvement of Volunteers in Habitat Stewardship • Increase citizen participation in stewardship programs that involve volunteers in restoring, maintaining, and monitoring habitat protection and restoration projects. • Continued grant assistance to non-governmental groups will support their volunteer organization – Assumes involving volunteers saves money, educates people, builds support – KCD, NGOs, and local jurisdictions with expertise are encouraged to grow and expand these programs. Program WW-9 (page 7-8): Green/Duwamish Volunteer Revegetation Program • Partnership between U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local jurisdictions • Provide native plants to volunteer groups for repla...
Monitoring and Adaptive Management. Monitoring and adaptive management protocols will be site-specific for each parcel managed under the Wetland Habitat Plan. Implementation monitoring will be performed to determine whether measures were implemented on schedule and as specified. Performance monitoring will be conducted to measure the effectiveness of measures implemented.
Monitoring and Adaptive Management. Goose Creek milkvetch conservation includes four levels of monitoring: (1) population and habitat monitoring; (2) effectiveness of conservation actions; (3) adaptive management; and, (4) compliance with regulatory mechanisms.
Monitoring and Adaptive Management. A. Evaluating rough popcorn flower population viability
