Restoration Monitoring. Restoration monitoring is necessary to determine whether the restoration actions are providing the natural resources and services required to make the environment and public whole. In order to accomplish this task, trustees identify performance criteria against which project success is judged through the evaluation of project objectives. Performance criteria may include structural, functional, temporal and/or other demonstrable factors. The monitoring component of the Final DARP may address such factors as duration and frequency of monitoring needed to gauge progress and success and level of sampling needed to detect the attainment of objectives and goals or the need for corrective action. Monitoring is usually conducted for a portion of the project’s expected lifespan; a period of time sufficient to give assurance that the project will continue to perform as expected.
Restoration Monitoring. Restoration areas shall be monitored for progress and potential corrective actions over a three-year period. Monitoring shall include current photos showing changes to existing and restored vegetation, changes in invasive vegetation, and changes in erosion patterns. Potential corrective actions include additional installation of native plant seed appropriate for allscale scrub (Atriplex polycarpa Shrubland Alliance) habitat on site, invasive plant management, and minor earthwork and/or installation of sediment control measures to address erosion. Annual Restoration Monitoring Reports should include current photos, brief descriptions of current vegetation and erosion conditions, and descriptions of any remedial actions taken.
