2012 Proposal: Establishing aquatic monitoring programs for large-scale restoration projects: building understanding for watershed conservation in the face of climate change
2012 Proposal
Dates
Date Received
2012
Summary
We are requesting funding to advance implementation of a large-scale aquatics monitoring program as part of a 10-year, 1.5 million acre restoration project established and funded by the U.S. Forest Service in 2010. Pilot work to support a new model for the monitoring and adaptive management of aquatic systems was funded by a Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative (GNLCC) grant in 2011: this work will be completed in 2012 and will support implementation of a large-landscape inventory of watershed conditions and short- and long-term evaluation of the effectiveness of restoration projects, in addition to informing future management strategies and action. Results will enable more effective restoration and conservation of watersheds [...]
Summary
We are requesting funding to advance implementation of a large-scale aquatics monitoring program as part of a 10-year, 1.5 million acre restoration project established and funded by the U.S. Forest Service in 2010. Pilot work to support a new model for the monitoring and adaptive management of aquatic systems was funded by a Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative (GNLCC) grant in 2011: this work will be completed in 2012 and will support implementation of a large-landscape inventory of watershed conditions and short- and long-term evaluation of the effectiveness of restoration projects, in addition to informing future management strategies and action. Results will enable more effective restoration and conservation of watersheds in the Crown of the Continent and should be transferrable to the larger GNLCC landscape sharing similar climate and geological conditions. Implementation of state-of-the-art inventory and monitoring protocols will lead to better informed management and restoration activities, as well as providing information about potential climate change impacts to better inform prioritization of limited management resources.
