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Landscape Restoration TeamMeeting 38

Wednesday, December 11, 2013Facilitated by:


LR Team Meeting 38 Agenda

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1. Introductions / ice breaker / review agenda (10-10:15)

2. LCC results - Jenny, Jonas, & Paula (10:15-11) (Move to January)

3. Report on Upper Fountain Creek Watershed Restoration Project - Mike Babler (11-12) (Ask Paige @ January)

4. Lunch (12-12:25)

5. Wildlife Team Update – Rick (12:25-12:50)

6. Plan understory monitoring methods in time to influence next field season – Paula (12:50-?

7. Next Steps & 2014 Calendar – Gali (2:45-3)


LR Meeting Planned Agenda Topics

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1. Wildlife Team Update (Rick) - December2. Plan understory monitoring methods in time to influence next field season

(Paula) - December

3. LCC results – Jenny, Jonas, & Paula – January (confirmed)4. Presentation on heterogeneity work (Yvette) – January (confirmed)5. Report on Upper Fountain Creek Watershed Restoration Project (Paige) –

January?6. Update on progress towards an understory team (Paula)7. Update on progress towards an operationalizing adaptive management team

(Rob)

8. Update on the “analysis / evaluation” phase of the adaptive management process by piloting it on the CSE monitoring results and the July field trips – Operationalizing AM Team - Feb

9. National indicators – February (fill in percentages for poor/fair/good), watershed & invasives

10. Pre-1860 stand structure report (Peter) – Feb

11. GTR draft report - March 2014

Dec (Completed)

Jan. 23

Feb

March


Next Steps from Dec. LR Meeting

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1. Terra: a. Move 1/15 LR meeting to 1/23 (Thursday) – check with Yvette, Jenny, Jonas that they can present that dayb. Ask Paige if she can present on UFCWRP on January 23 (also ask if there is someone else from TNC that can start regularly

attending LR meetings now that Mike is retiring)c. Ask Kathie to send the S-E monitoring results for 2012 to post on websited. When Rob sends you 2012 CSE monitoring results, post to websitee. Ask Jenny for 2011 LCC monitoring results for posting on websitef. Check with Peter on if he loaded the movie he wants to show on 1/10 on the FTP site (and if so, let Gali know to download it to

her laptop)g. Create new calendar slide for LR team

2. Paula: a. Schedule meeting with Claudia, Hal, Steve Olson, Steve Popovichb. Identify possible team members for understory team:

a. Claudia Regan – email her first, she expressed interest in the past (include Hal in conversation, also Steve Olson from Pike)b. Approach CSU/CU candidatesc. Last year’s team nominees—Casey, Greg, Yvette, Hal, Steve Olson, Ed Biery (Pike), Tom Banks, Steve Popovich, Sheila

Lamb, Rob Addington, Sara Mayben, Andy Crass, Claudia Regan, Lynne Deibel

3. Hal: Talk to Steve Popovich about understory team launch

4. Jeff: Talk to Steve Olson about understory team launch; let Sara know too

5. Rob: Talk to Tony about if CFRI can offer capacity to understory team

6. Greg: turn the AM paper into an “addendum to the CFLR monitoring plan” that we can post to the website

= Completed = On track = Needs attention = Deferred√ √ ? X

Meeting Date: 12/11/13Note: all action items due by next meeting unless otherwise shown


Next steps from Nov. LR Meeting

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1. Rob:1. Form and lead an “operationalizing adaptive management” team to:

1. Create standard CSE report – accelerate timeline, by Feb 20142. Answer “so whats” from the monitoring results – by Dec 20143. Hold an annual monitoring results stakeholder meeting – by Spring 2014 (April/May) [2012 –

2013 data to be included]4. Team: Kathie, Jenny, Kristen, Jonas, Peter, Greg, Mark, Jeff, Paige5. Next steps:

1. Follow up with LR team by email to see who else is interested – by 12/112. schedule and hold organizing meeting to set goals and work plan – by Jan LR meeting

2. Submit CSE ecological monitoring report for 2011-2012 (send to Terra to post to RT website) – by 12/11 – (12/11: should be coming by 12/18)

2. Jenny:1. Confirm with Paula desired deliverables from Understory team: addendum to the monitoring plan with

methods for specific species (not just life forms as currently monitored in CSE) – 12/11

3. Evan1. Ask Ed to dig up Pike data on understory; ask for methods used – 12/11

4. Paula:1. Share status report on current understory data and methods from LLC team and forests that are

collecting abbreviated version of understory data – possibly at the Dec 11 meeting


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Next steps from Nov. LR Meeting

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1. Terra:1. Confirm that Paula can attend 12/11 meeting to share understory results2. Send Peter FTP site password so he can load movie he wants to show on 11/22

2. Kathie: 1. Send Terra prescribed fire talking points from outreach focus groups (for use in the letter ET is writing)

3. Greg:1. Incorporate feedback from 11/13 team meeting into narrative, note that the process is mostly done by

USFS but there are opportunities for other stakeholders to contribute at specific points; add what we’ll do in an annual multiparty monitoring assessment. – 12/11

4. Hal:1. Estimate acres of PP in CFLR landscape; figure out what watershed boundaries encompass the project

area and how many acres that is (use HUC-6, same as Spatial Heterogeneity team) – Jan meeting

5. Peter:1. Put on FTP site the movie you want to show at the 11/22 RT

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Front Range CFLRP: High Level Work Plan

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2015 to 2026+? 20142013July-12 to Dec-12July-11 to

June-12Oct-10 to Jun-11

Dec-09 to May-10

4. Report on Monitoring

Dec. 2009: Proposal written

3. Do Collaborative Monitoring

Nov. 30 2012: Report on 2011 Social & Economic Monitoring

Needs attention

On track

Completed

May 2010: Proposal awarded

May 31, 2013: Agree on adaptive management process

Dec. 2014: Agree on how effective treatments are (or not) after hearing LR

team’s monitoring conclusions, based on LCC, CSE, and S-E Monitoring

2. Write Monitoring

Plans

Lead collaborative process to agree on a first draft Monitoring Plan (CFRI)

Nov. 2012: Published USFS CSE methods addendum to Monitoring Plan

Write winning CFLR proposal

1. Secure Funding

5. Do Adaptive Management

(repeat all)

3. Do Collaborative Treatments

Write winning LCC proposal

Nov. 2012: Submitted JFSP proposal (not won)

All CFLR projects were NEPA-ready at time of proposal

Nov. 30 2012: Rate quality of collaboration for CLFR Coalition Survey

Agree on “desired conditions”

Nov. 2014: Report on national indicators (except watershed)

Apr. 2014: Publish Wildlife addendum to monitoring plan

Write winning TNC proposal for Upper Fountain Creek WRP

Collaboratively define desired conditions for Upper Monument Creek (then rolling into adaptive NEPA process)

2011-2012: Collaboratively monitor wildlife response to CFLR with LCC funds

Feb. 2012: Report on CSE monitoring from pre-treatment

Feb. 2012: Published CFRI’s Social & Economic monitoring methods addendum to Monitoring Plan

Dec 2013: Submitted JFSP proposal

Jan. 2014: Publish Adaptive Management addendum to monitoring plan


Landscape Restoration Team: Near Term High Level Work Plan

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Oct 2013 – March 2014Jul-Sep, 2013Apr-Jun, 2013Jan-Mar, 2013

Tentative

Needs attention

On track

Completed

Deliverable ordecision point

Jan. 9 – Feb. 13, 2013: Agree on recommendations to Roundtable on adaptive management process

April-Dec: Agree on extent to which CFLR treatments from 2011 and 2012 are on trend towards meeting objectivesJan. 9, 2013: Report on results from historic reconstruction research at Hall & Heil Ranches

March 13: Report on LCC monitoring results

May 31, 2013: Propose recommendations to Roundtable on adaptive management process

March 13: Report on CSE results

May 31, 2013: Q2 Roundtable meeting

July 9 (AR), & 11 (PSI): Hold field trips to ARP treatment sites

Feb 19-20: Hold field trips to Long John & Waldo (UMC)

April-May: Write more detailed description of adaptive management process

April-Sept: Apply adaptive management process to UMC

May - July: Define assumptions and uncertainties in CFLR project

April: Review GTR PPT

Feb–May: Plan ARP and PSI field trip sites

Mar 8, 2013: Q1 Roundtable meeting

Jan 15: Report on spatial

heterogeneity

Nov 13: Report on 2012 social & economic monitoring

Sept 13, 2013: Q3 Roundtable meeting

Nov. 22, 2013: Q4 Roundtable meeting

March 2014:

Review GTR draft

Nov 13: Devote monthly meeting to national indicators

Dec 11: Update from Wildlife team

Sept 11: Decide if adaptive management

model ready for publishing as addendum to CFLR Monitoring Plan

Jan 15: Report on new LCC

Monitoring findings?

Nov. 13: Form a CSE Report sub-team to agree on a standard report and methods

Sept – Oct: Flood and Gov’t shutdown


Landscape Restoration Team: Long Term High Level Work Plan

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2016-202020152014

Tentative

Needs attention

On track

Completed

Deliverable ordecision point

Dec. 2014: Agree on recommended

changes to treatment designs, if any (in time to influence summer

2014 treatments)

Date TBD: Agree on “desired conditions” based on learnings from monitoring and research efforts underway (since 2011-2013):1. A wildlife monitoring team2. A spatial heterogeneity monitoring team3. A social and economic monitoring team4. A team focused on designing an adaptive NEPA process for the Upper Mountain Creek forest

treatment project on the Pike-San Isabel National Forest5. A team creating a USFS General Technical Report (GTR) on a science-based framework for forest

restoration6. A team conducting Front Range historical forest stand reconstruction network research

Nov 2014: Report on national

indicators (except

watershed)


Front Range Roundtable, LR & Wildlife Team Calendar - 2014

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Team Event Location Location / Call Details Date TimeLR LR Mtg 38 in person JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden (1563/64) Wednesday, December 11, 2013 10 am-3 pm

WWT Monthly Meeting in person USFS Regional Office, 740 Simms St. Golden Tuesday, December 17, 2013 10 am-3 pmRoundtable Roundtable in person Colorado Department of Wildlife - Colorado Springs Friday, January 10, 2014 9-3:30

LR LR Mtg 39 in person JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden (1563/64) Wednesday, January 23, 2014 10am - 3pm

WWT Monthly Meeting in person USFS Regional Office, 740 Simms St. Golden (Cargill) Tuesday, January 21, 2014 10am - 3pmLR LR Mtg 40 in person JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden (1563/64) Wednesday, February 12, 2014 10am - 3pm

WWT Monthly Meeting In person USFS Regional Office, 740 Simms St. Golden (Cargill) Tuesday, February 18, 2014 10am - 3pmLR LR Mtg 41 In person JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden (1563/64) Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10am - 3pm

WWT Monthly Meeting In person USFS Regional Office, 740 Simms St. Golden (Cargill) Tuesday, March 18, 2014 10am - 3pmLR LR Mtg 42 In person JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden (1563/64) Wednesday, April 9, 2014 10am - 3pm

WWT Monthly Meeting In person USFS Regional Office, 740 Simms St. Golden (Cargill) Tuesday, April 15, 2014 10am - 3pm

Roundtable Roundtable Quarterly Meeting TBD Friday, May 9, 2014 9-3:30

LR LR Mtg 43 In person JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden (1563/64) Wednesday, May 14, 2014 10am - 3pmWWT Monthly Meeting In person USFS Regional Office, 740 Simms St. Golden (Cargill) Tuesday, May 20, 2014 10am - 3pm

LR LR Mtg 44 In person USFS Regional Office, 740 Simms St. Golden (Pinchot) Wednesday, June 11, 2014 10am - 3pmWWT Monthly Meeting In person JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden (1563/64) Tuesday, June 17, 2014 10am - 3pm

LR LR Mtg 45 In person JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden (1563/64) Wednesday, July 9, 2014 10am - 3pmLR LR Mtg 46 In person JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden (1563/64) Wednesday, August 13, 2014 10am - 3pm

Roundtable Roundtable In person TBD Friday, August 29, 2014 9-3:30LR LR Mtg 47 In person USFS Regional Office, 740 Simms St. Golden Wednesday, September 10, 2014 10am - 3pmLR LR Mtg 48 In person USFS Regional Office, 740 Simms St. Golden Wednesday, October 8, 2014 10am - 3pmLR LR Mtg 49 In person JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden (1563/64) Wednesday, November 12, 2014 10am - 3pm

Roundtable Roundtable In person TBD Friday, November 14, 2014 9-3:30

LR LR Mtg 50 In person JeffCo Taj Bldg, 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden (1563/64) Wednesday, December 10, 2014 10am - 3pm


AppendixMeeting 38

Wednesday, December 11, 2013Facilitated by:


Adaptive Management Model – In Use with UMC

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Arewe treating

the rightareas?

Aretreatments

contributing to

DCs?

4. Define Restoration Actions/TreatmentsDefined by Front Range Roundtable; agreed by Agencies

2. Define Desired Conditions (DCs) for Ecological Restoration and identify uncertaintiesDefined by Front Range Roundtable* and Agencies

3. Define Restoration AreasProposed by Agencies; agreed by Front Range Roundtable (pre-NEPA)

6. Project Planning,NEPA

8. Project Implementation and Implementation

monitoring**

1. Goal: To Sustain Front Range Montane Ecosystems

No

No

Yes

Yes

7. Pre-Treatment MonitoringHave

we defined appropriate

DCs?

Didwe definethe goal(s) correctly?

No

No

9. Post-TreatmentMonitoring

Yes

5. Develop/Modify Monitoring Plan

10. Analysis/EvaluationBy Agencies and Front Range Roundtable* Currently delegated to the Landscape Restoration Team

** See explanation in accompanying text

Are wemonitoring theright things? Is

monitoringeffective?

Yes

Effectiveness monitoring: long-term, landscape-scale

External/Internal

Research

Adaptive monitoring:Continual and long term

No Event triggers for using this model in UMC:1. After monitoring results in

hand2. Build NEPA decision to

provide flexibility so that we can be adaptive during the project implementation without having to go back to NEPA

In progress (as of 6/12/13)

Completed (first round)

Future stages

Needs attention)


National Indicators: Invasive species

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1. Desired condition: Prevent / minimize the spread of invasive species from treatment actions (where areas are invaded, not spread them; where not invaded, not introduce them)

2. Species: List from the monitoring plan (12)? Forest service invasive species list?3. Monitoring method:

1. Pre-treatment: CSE + qualitative assessment compared with invasive species maps from planning; 2. Post-treatment: CSE + qualitative review by invasive species experts

4. Variables: 1. CSE plots: post-treatment area of invaded species vs. pre-treatment area 2. Treatments sites that are not CSE plots: post-treatment presence / absence of species on a site

5. Analysis: 1. Assess the vectors that brought the weeds in to the treatment areas that were invaded (e.g., possible

vectors: not washing equipment)2. Correlation between bare soil immediately post treatment and infestation3. Did the forest treat the invasive species?

6. Questions / Next steps: 1. Does the CSE need to be changed?2. For CSE, reduce list of 12 species to 10? For expert review; expand to include entire noxious weed list?

7. Indicator statement: ____(%) of the CFLR landscape area was restored by reducing invasive species severity (preventing, controlling, or eradicating targeted invasive species) to meet desired conditions by ___date. [current invasion is essentially zero %; landscape is ~3 m acres, projects are ~30k acres]

1. Landscape scale score: Target = NA2. Project scale score: Target = 100% (0 additional infestation) by 2025


National Indicators: Fire Regime

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1. Desired condition: 1. Landscape desired conditions:

1. Mixed severity fires that trends towards surface fires2. Reduce crown fire potential at 90th percentile weather (as modeled in fire behavior models)3. Decreased litter and duff4. Decreased or similar coarse woody debris5. (Fire Regime Condition Class 1)?

2. Project scale desired conditions: Move percent of forests modeling at active crown fire potential from 0.5% to 0.1%; passive crown fire potential from 33.7% to 6%; surface fire potential from 62.6% to 90.7%, and no fire potential stays the same at 3.2%

2. Monitoring method:1. Landscape modeling: Landsum2. Project scale modeling: FVS

3. Variables: 1. CSE plots: overstory trends?2. Treatments sites that are not CSE plots:

4. Analysis:

5. Questions / Next steps:

6. Indicator statement: ____ change (relative to the desired condition) occurs across ___% of the landscape area by ___ date.

1. Landscape scale score: Target =2. Project scale score: Target = % by ___

landscape restoration team

Documents

lr team paula

understory team greg

understory team launch

understory team paulaupdate

steve olson

lcc monitoring results

team febnational indicators

cse monitoring results