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4‐Regional Mitigation Framework 9/17/2013
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Regional Mitigation Implementation Tools
Gordon Toevs
Regional Mitigation QuestionsRegional Mitigation Questions
1. What are the impacted resources? 2. What is the region (vegetation, wildlife, water)?3. What is the current distribution?4. What are the risks (change agents)?5. What is the resilience in light of change?6. What is the relative importance (rarity, to sustain
ecosystem processes)?7. Where are potential mitigation areas?8. Were the mitigation actions effective
(individually and collectively)?
1. What are the impacted resources? 2. What is the region (vegetation, wildlife, water)?3. What is the current distribution?4. What are the risks (change agents)?5. What is the resilience in light of change?6. What is the relative importance (rarity, to sustain
ecosystem processes)?7. Where are potential mitigation areas?8. Were the mitigation actions effective
(individually and collectively)?
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What are the Impacted Resources?
2‐a. What is the Region?
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63,377 square miles
2‐b. What is the Region?
3. What is the Current Distribution?3. What is the Current Distribution?
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Regional Mitigation QuestionsRegional Mitigation Questions
1. What are the impacted resources? 2. What is the region (vegetation, wildlife, water)?3. What is the current distribution?4. What are the risks (change agents)?5. What is the resilience in light of change?6. What is the relative importance (rarity, to
sustain ecosystem processes)?7. Where are potential mitigation areas?8. Were the actions effective (individually and
collectively)?
4. What are the Risks?4. What are the Risks?
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4. What are the Risks?4. What are the Risks?
4. What are the Risks?4. What are the Risks?
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4. What are the Risks?4. What are the Risks?
4. What are the Risks?4. What are the Risks?
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5. What is the Resilience?5. What is the Resilience?
5. What is the Resilience?5. What is the Resilience?
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5. What is the Resilience?5. What is the Resilience?
5. What is the Resilience?5. What is the Resilience?
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What is the Relative Importance?What is the Relative Importance?
Regional Mitigation QuestionsRegional Mitigation Questions
1. What are the impacted resources? 2. What is the region (vegetation, wildlife, water)?3. What is the current distribution?4. What are the risks (change agents)?5. What is the resilience in light of change?6. What is the relative importance (rarity, to
sustain ecosystem processes)?7. Where are potential mitigation areas?8. Were the actions effective (individually and
collectively)?
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Where are Potential Mitigation Areas?Where are Potential Mitigation Areas?
Gold Butte ACEC
Were the Actions Effective?Were the Actions Effective?
• Monitoring and Adaptive Management
– Budget
– Follow AIM Principles
• BACI design
• Common methods
• Remote imagery
• Multi‐scale
• Data management
– Adapt as necessary
• Monitoring and Adaptive Management
– Budget
– Follow AIM Principles
• BACI design
• Common methods
• Remote imagery
• Multi‐scale
• Data management
– Adapt as necessary
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Regional Context Information Sources (not exclusive):
Regional Context Information Sources (not exclusive):
• BLM Rapid Eco‐regional Assessments (REAs)
• The Nature Conservancy Eco‐Regional Assessments
• WGA Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool (CHAT)
• BLM Resource Management Plans (RMPs)
• Habitat Conservation Plans
• BLM Rapid Eco‐regional Assessments (REAs)
• The Nature Conservancy Eco‐Regional Assessments
• WGA Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool (CHAT)
• BLM Resource Management Plans (RMPs)
• Habitat Conservation Plans
Regional Context Information Sources (not exclusive):
Regional Context Information Sources (not exclusive):
• Baseline status resources, e.g. surveys, inventories, occurrence records, studies/research
• Ethnographic studies
• Regional planning documents
• Regional social and economic studies
• Baseline status resources, e.g. surveys, inventories, occurrence records, studies/research
• Ethnographic studies
• Regional planning documents
• Regional social and economic studies
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Links to Helpful ResourcesLinks to Helpful Resources
• Rapid Ecoregional Assessments (REA)– http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/
Landscape_Approach/reas.html
• WGA Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool (CHAT)– http://www.westgov.org/initiatives/wildlife/380‐chat
• Ecoregional Assessment Status Tool (EAST)– http://east.tnc.org/
• EPA Ecoregions– http://www.epa.gov/wed/pages/ecoregions.htm
• Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring Strategy – http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/regulations/
Instruction_Memos_and_Bulletins/national_information/2012/IB_2012‐080.html