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Inventory and Monitoring Inventory and Monitoring Terrestrial FaunaTerrestrial Fauna
Inventory and Monitoring Inventory and Monitoring Terrestrial FaunaTerrestrial Fauna
Linking Field Activities to Budget Processes
1998 1999 2000 2001
Issues
I&M Activities
• Species at risk increasing• Regulatory and other
requirements increasing• Funding not keeping pace• Issue-based approaches
not effective
Inventory and Monitoring ActivitiesAre Not Keeping Pace with Issues
Requires a “systems” approach and use of corporate data standards to facilitate data exchange and reduce costs
FS Inventory & Monitoring Framework:Applying a Systems Approach
• Translate local and national issues and requirements into inventory questions
• Identify basic data needed to develop meaningful answers to inventory questions
• Collect/compile basic and digital data and load into NRIS-Fauna
• Use automated tools to search for the strongest relationship between field and digital data
• Translate data into information/knowledge for decision makers
• Prepare inventory and monitoring reports for assessment and planning processes
QUESTIONS
FIELD DATA
DIGITAL DATA
MODELS
EVALUATION
REPORTS
FSH or GTR:• Common Stand Exam• TEUI• Aquatic Inventory• Terrestrial Fauna
FS Resource Information Management - Corporate Standards, Protocols, Data Bases
Data Standards & Protocols Data Collection
NRIS Databases
Field Users
Corporate Data and ToolsCorporate Data and Tools
Your Platform for Inventory, Assessment, and Effects Analysis
Corporate Inventory & Monitoring Protocols
Corporate inventory & monitoring protocols: - Collect BASIC resource data, not interpreted data
- Are linked at various scales
- Utilize a systems approach to allow data aggregation
- Respond to a wide-range of inventory questions
- Include spatial and attribute data collection
- Provide direct loading into field data recorders
and NRIS-Fauna, other NRIS data bases
Documented in Forest Service Handbooks or
General Technical Reports to: - Ensure Federal and Agency data standards are met
- Incorporate scientific information and processes
- Document metadata
- Describe QA/QC procedures
- Enable replication over the landscape and time
15 Standard Core GIS Layers
NRIS – Fauna linked to:
Species Occurrence Layer NRIS – Terra linked to:
TEUI/AEUI NRIS – Water linked to:
Watersheds, Water Bodies, and
Stream Network Layers ALP – linked to:
Land Ownership Layer INFRA – linked to:
Roads/Trails, facilities, range
allotment boundaries, etc.
Core GIS Layers are Linked to Corporate Databases:
• Direct link to ABI/TNC and other non-FS databases• Interactive capability between spatial and attribute data• Standardized analysis tools• Linked to habitat relationship models and monitoring systems• Field data recorders support corporate inventory protocols• Links to other NRIS/INFRA data• Meets all FGDC/Agency standards • Centralized support and help desk• Upgrades based on user needs
NRIS – FaunaYour Platform for Analysis and Documentation
NRIS – Fauna Features
FS Budget FrameworkFS Budget Framework
Understanding Ecological Components of the Budget
Program Budget Direction
Use of NFIM Funds must meet three tests:• Above-Project Purpose• Documented I&M Protocols/Metadata• Integration/Coordination
Inventory, Assessment and Monitoring:• Defined as different and distinct activities• Reported as different accomplishments• Separate direction and funding
NFIM Activity Descriptions
Inventory (IMMAXX job codes)• Consists of data collection and data management needed to analyze of the resource conditions• Meets multiple information needs at various scales above the project-level
Assessment (IMMBXX job codes)• Characterization of ecosystems at two scales to provide context for management• Identify management options – no decisions
Monitoring (IMMCXX job codes)• LRMP monitoring activities• Preparation of Annual Reports
Accomplishment Reporting (MAR)
Inventory (IMMAXX job codes)• Acres of Terrestrial Fauna Inventory at the Landscape Scale• Acres of Terrestrial Fauna Inventory at the Subregion Scale
Assessment (IMMBXX job codes)• Number of Broadscale Assessments• Number of Watershed Assessments• No reporting elements for Fauna Assessments
Monitoring (IMMCXX job codes)• Number of Annual Monitoring and Evaluation Reports• No reporting elements for Fauna Monitoring Reports
FS Program Budget DevelopmentFS Program Budget Development
Understanding Budget Ecological Processes
NFIM Program Connections
NFIM funded Terrestrial Fauna Inventories (IMMAXX Job Codes) supports:
• Broadscale Assessments for LRMP Revision or Amendment• Watershed/Landscape Assessment
NFIM supports participation of wildlife biologists, botanists in Assessments (IMMBXX Job Codes).
Monitoring (IMMCXX Job Codes) funded by NFIM supports:
• MIS/Viability Monitoring described in LRMP
NFIM Program Components
BroadscaleAssessment XFY02 - 16 WatershedAssessments
BroadscaleAssessment YFY03 – 18 WatershedAssessments
FY04 - 16 WatershedAssessments
Monitoring
MA
MBMA
MB
MC
MB
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
MA MA MB MB
MA MB
MA MB
MC MC MCMC
Project Analyses
Project Analyses
Project
Plan Revisions
Number of Assessments x Watershed Assessment Acres
Broadscale Assessment Acres2 NF & 1 NG(NFS and adjacent lands)
No MAR Item - Information in Annual Report
TerrestrialFauna Inventory -Landscape Scale
TerrestrialFauna Inventory -Subsection Scale
TerrestrialFaunaMonitoring
TerrestrialFaunaHabitat Inventory
No MAR Item – Interpreted from other data
16 x 125,000 =2.0 million acres
1 x 6.5 million =6.5 million acres
No target
No target
Example: FY01 Target Estimates
This methodology is used in lieu of calculating inventory cycle for NFS lands or other methods
Terrestrial Fauna InventoriesAt the Landscape Scale
Terrestrial Fauna InventoriesAt the Landscape Scale
Supporting Ecosystem Analysis at the Watershed Scale
Terrestrial Fauna Inventoriesat the Landscape Scale
Compile data from existing
sources (e.g. ABI/TNC) Identification of data gaps using
habitat relationship models Determine inventory method Field inventories to fill data gaps Document QA/QC procedures Development of GIS Coverages Loading data into NRIS-Fauna Preparing Fauna Report
Gathering and mapping information on the occurrence, population, and density of terrestrial fauna needed to support Ecosystem Analysis at the Watershed Scale. Habitat inventory is derived from other inventories not reported in this category.
• Access to existing data on species occurrence and range in GIS• Use models to evaluate habitat relationships using NRIS, INFRA data in models• Identify data gaps• Identify inventory protocol• Load Field sampling/survey data and metadata in NRIS-Fauna • Analyze data in NRIS-Fauna• Prepare Inventory Report
Terrestrial Fauna Inventory to SupportEcosystem Analysis at the Watershed Scale
TYPICAL ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY NRIS-FAUNA
Product Examples
Species occurrence, population distribution, and density displayed in the NRIS-Fauna database for use in the Willow Creek Watershed Assessment.
Fauna inventory report completed for the Rock Creek Watershed and data loaded into NRIS-Fauna for an upcoming watershed analysis.
Terrestrial Fauna InventoriesAt the Subsection Scale
Terrestrial Fauna InventoriesAt the Subsection Scale
Supporting LRMP Revision and Amendment
Terrestrial Fauna Inventory at the Subsection Scale
Inventories span Ecological Subsections and are independent of administrative unit or land ownership. Data are compiled from available data sources and linked to vegetation and terrestrial ecological inventories to determine data gaps. Inventories are conducted using sampling systems which provide the foundation for future LRMP monitoring, which will determine the validity of assumptions used in planning, identifying focal species, species of concern, and rare components.
Habitat relationship models are adapted from literature or developed for use in LRMP Revision. A variety of model building tools, based in GIS provide wildlife biologists/botanists analysis tools that can be updated as scientific information changes and monitoring results are evaluated.
Terrestrial Fauna Inventories at the Subsection Scale
•Inventories at this scale utilize data and ecological characterization to stratify sampling and “mine” data from other sources.•Where observations and field sampling are needed, inventories are conducted.•Links to other inventory systems are developed over time to gather data needed to support these assessments.
NRIS – Fauna provides the capability to access data, conduct spatial analysis, develop relationships, and catalogue data
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