Geoff Moret, U. Idaho Jean Pan, MOJN I&M Ecologist

Research Permits

Protocol # Parks Total # Permits*

Total # IAR submitted**

Streams & Lakes

1 1 (1 active) 4

SLS 6 4 (2 active) 6

Aridland Springs

5 5 (5 active) 9

IU 7 8*** 8

Current MOJN I&M Research Permits

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*this includes all permits across all years**this includes all IARs that must be submitted by end of 2012 calendar year***expected number of permits in 2012

Permitting Issues (1)

• Scientific/research permits are issued to individuals rather than to the network• What happens if the permit holder/signer leaves

MOJN I&M (after several years in the case of a long-term permit)?

• Can permits be issued to MOJN I&M?

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Permitting Issues (2)

• Permit holder must be in the field, so field crews must be named as co-investigators• It is not possible to name field crew if we apply for

permits several months in advance

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Permitting Issues (3)

• Exact field site locations need to be provided as part of the permit• Some field sites may be visited but rejected for a

variety of factors, thus, the exact # of field sites needed may change

• the exact location of the field site may change (e.g., GPS variation, due to an obstruction)

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Permitting Issues (4)

• Permits are issued for a fixed length of time, with variations from park to park• Ideally, we would prefer indefinite or long-term

permits (10 or 20 years)• Equipment associated with permit stipulated to be

removed at the expiration of the permit (e.g., permanent markers, monitors)

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Permitting Issues (5)

• An Investigator Annual Report is Due for Each Permit in Each Park Each Year• Will be 12 per year for aquatic lead• Monitoring occurs on a rotation for some

protocols, so there may be a number of years where an IAR must be submitted where no monitoring is occurring

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Permitting Issues (6)

• Turnaround time for permit issuance varies greatly, from days to several months

• Permit requirements for application varies greatly across parks

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Water-Related Permits Time Table

• Nearly all water-related permits have been approved within 1 month of application

• Much faster, when needed (Thank you!)

• No permanent markers, sites in washes, named sites that CR staff have often visited

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IU Permit Application Time TablePark 1st review of

potential field sites1

Research Permit Application submitted2

Permit Issued

Permit Caveats Notes

DEVA 12/20/11 1/10/12 2/28/12 3 permanent markers/plot, <1/2 in diameter, <8 in tall

Initial permit issued on 2/8/12 with 0 permanent markers

GRBA 12/20/11 3/26/12     Submitted with only initial park review of potential monitoring areas

JOTR 12/20/11 1/10/12 2/28/12 Will need to coordinate sites w/ park archaeologist for clearance

Went through NEPA compliance

LAKE 12/20/11 1/10/12 3/15/12 Permitted for 9 sites: 6 sites, 1 modified site, & 2 training sites3

Only culturally cleared sites were included on the permit

MANZ 12/19/11 1/10/12     Proposed sites have been culturally cleared; waiting for permit to be issued

MOJA 12/20/11 1/10/12 3/2/12 Will need to coordinate sites w/ park archaeologist for clearance

 

PARA (NPS) 12/20/11 1/11/12 3/14/12 1 site on the NPS side of PARA

Only culturally cleared sites were included on the permit

PARA (BLM) 12/20/11 1/11/12 2/24/12   Working with BLM archaeologist to obtain cultural compliance for all proposed sites

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1Sites selected from the GRTS draw were submitted to the VWG members to review for general accessibility and concerns. After correspondence with parks, a final list of 35 sites was submitted with the application.2Copies of the application and field site information (UTMs and GIS layers) were also emailed to permit coordinators since the online system did not allow for certain attachments.3Number of discussions occurred and it was decided that only fields sites could be culturally cleared would be included on the research permit.