Great Basin Restoration Initiative1999 2000

GBRI Field Office to On-the Ground

Project

GBRI Core Team GBRI Technical TeamResource/Fire Specialists from BLM Field Offices & other state agency, NGO, academia, etc. partners Stat

e Director

s

• Lead-Nevada SD• UT, ID, NV, & CA

SDs

Deputy SD Resources

• NV, UT, ID, OR, & CA

Core

Team

• 5 BLM State Reps

• Other BLM Regional Reps (including GB LCC)

GBRI Tasks

GBRI

Regional Collaboration

1. Treatment Planning 2.

Implementation

Monitoring&

Assessment

Science Support

TechnologyTransfer

Climate Change

Technical Assistance &

Reviews ImplementationSupport

Future• Proposed Great Basin Ecoregional Coordinator

assumes GBRI responsibilities (with Great Basin LCC assistance):– Great Basin Native Plant Selection & Increase

Project– SageSTEP long-term monitoring project– Cheatgrass Die-off Project– Great Basin Fire Science Delivery Project (JFS

funded)

“Healthy Great Basin landscapes and sustainable resources that meet the needs of the public that use and enjoy these

lands”

Great Basin Restoration Initiative- Vision

Proposed GBRI Focus

• Public Lands

• Field Office/Project Levelo Prioritization (ecoregional step-down)o Incorporate science into treatmentso Implementation strategieso Monitoring and adaptive managemento Sharing results & technical assistanceo Evaluations and reviews

• Work with External Partners

ExamplesScience to

Management Technology Transfer

Technical Assistance &

Reviews

Proposed GBRI Focus

• Public Lands

• Field Office/Project Levelo Prioritization (ecoregional step-down)o Incorporate science into treatmentso Implementation strategieso Monitoring and adaptive managemento Sharing results & technical assistanceo Evaluations and reviews

• Work with External Partners

Funding and Implementing Treatments

Treatment Prioritization

Planning Implementation

National Fire Plan-”Restore fire adapted ecosystems”

Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition

Utah and Nevada Partners for

Conservation & Development

Adaptive Management Science Based Planning

Local or Project Level

Assessment, Inventory, & Monitoring

BLM AIM Strategy-Protocols

USGS Fire Rehabilitation

Monitoring Protocol

USGS Digital Land Treatment

Library

Consolidating Results Sharing Results

Field Office or Project Level

Science and Research

Identify Local Science Needs

Science Synthesis

Field Office or Project Level

Climate Change

Incorporation of CC into

Project Planning

CC Adaptation & Mitigation

Applications to Projects

DOI Climate Science Centers

(NW & SW)

Local or Project Level

Technology Transfer

Connecting Scientists to Field

Offices

Sharing Information across BLM

Offices

Science Synthesis and New Research

Results

Local or Project Level

Technical Assistance &

Reviews

On-the-Ground Technical Input

on Projects

Training and Workshops

Project Reviews to Improve

Future Projects