nantahala pisgah restoration collaborative project planning on the grandfather ranger district
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Nantahala Pisgah Restoration Collaborative
Project planning on the Grandfather Ranger District National Forests in North Carolina Project Planning & IntegrationAugust 2011
A comprehensive approach for pro-actively implementing integrated restoration on focus watersheds on National Forests and Grasslands
Provides the Forest Service with an outcome-based performance measure for documenting improvement to watershed condition at Forest, Regional, and National scales
National Forests in North Carolina Project Planning & IntegrationAugust 2011
Watershed Condition FrameworkObjectives Establish a systematic process for determining Watershed Condition Class Improve Forest Service reporting and tracking of watershed conditionStrengthen the effectiveness of Forest Service watersheds restoration
National Forests in North Carolina Project Planning & IntegrationAugust 2011
Watershed Condition FrameworkObjectives (cont)Enable a priority-based approach for the allocation of resources for restorationEnhance coordination with external agencies and partners
National Forests in North Carolina Project Planning & IntegrationAugust 2011
Watershed Condition FrameworkNational Forests in North Carolina Project Planning & IntegrationAugust 2011
Watershed Condition Framework
USDA will use the restoration of watershed and forest health as a core management objective of the National Forests and Grasslands. USDA Strategic Plan for FY 2010 2015National Forests in North Carolina August 2011
National Forests in North Carolina Project Planning & IntegrationAugust 2011
Watershed Condition FrameworkWatershed Condition ClassClass 1 = Functioning Properly Class 2 = Functioning at RiskClass 3 = Impaired Function
National Forests in North Carolina Project Planning & IntegrationAugust 2011
Watershed Condition Framework
Water Quality Water Quantity Aquatic Habitat Aquatic Biota Riparian/Wetland Vegetation Roads and Trails Soils Fire Regime or Wildfire Forest Cover Rangeland Vegetation Terrestrial Invasive Species Forest HealthWCC scores tracked to one decimal point 3 Watershed Condition Classes Class 1 = scores of 1.0 to 1.66Class 2 = scores >1.66 and