ERWP Woody Invasive Committee Update March 9, 2017 2016 2016 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ERWP Woody Invasive Committee Update March 9, 2017

2016 2016 Wrap-up up

• Primary Treatment:

310 acres

• Secondary

Retreatment: 1320 acres

Year USFS Primary NPS Primary BLM Primary State Primary Private Primary Total Primary Null 21 21 2000 47 47 2001 27 27 2002 23 23 2003 76 76 2004 230 230 2005 101 1 102 2006 1 75 343 419 2007 99 30 129 2008 77 274 351 2009 132 139 271 2010 1 55 137 8 33 234 2011 31 69 277 316 693 2012 6 25 107 243 381 2013 24 14 206 7 214 465 2014 11 57 129 2 62 261 2015 67 106 133 109 415 2016 59 187 60 306 TOTAL 141 1293 1963 17 977 4430

Cu Cumu mulative ERWP St Stats

• Escalante Watershed is over

15,000 riparian acres

• 7,953 have been selected for

control

• Currently 6,650 acres have been

treated or inventoried

• On the main stem, 78 of the 90

miles of river have been treated

• Over 480 jobs have been

created since 2010

2017 2017-2018 P 2018 Proposed Tr Treatment Areas

471 acres

Volunteer Groups:

• Vanderbilt University – Spring 2017 (GLCA)
• Wilderness Volunteers – Spring 2017 (GLCA)
• Wilderness Volunteers – Fall 2017 (GSENM)
• Great Old Broads – Fall 2017 (GSENM)

Conservation Corps:

• Training Scheduled – Aug 21 – 31, 2017
• Field Work – September 1 – November 30, 2017

2017 2017-2018 2018 Proposed Treatme ments

2017 W 2017 Worki king Fu Funding P Plan

Funding Opportunity Amount Requested Status WFF = Walton Family Foundation

$ 655,806.00

Application Submitted - 2yr proposal, 2018 request = $628,951 TNC = The Nature Conservancy

$ 21,250.00

Received, Hemmingway Foundation for Monitoring WFF/GSEP = Carryover funds

$ 60,000.00

Carryover from 2016 WFF grant UPCD18 = Utah Partners for Conservation and Development

$ 352,800.00

Application Submitted NFWF DNG 17 = Developing the Next Generation

$ 70,400.00

Application Submitted NFWF - 5star 17

$ 25,600.00

Application Submitted NFWF - Resilient Communities

$ 25,000.00

Proposal Pending - Due March 30 UDAF/ISM 17 = Utah Dept. of Ag and Food

$ 25,000.00

Application Submitted NPS 17 = National Park Service

$ 72,600.00

Funds received? BLM/BPS 17 = Budget Proposal System

$ 25,000.00

Application Submitted? New Belgium 17

$ 10,000.00

Application Submitted/Grant Declined Coke-Cola 17

$ 25,000.00

Application Submitted/Grant Declined Patagonia

$ 10,000.00

Application Submitted The North Face Explorer

$ 10,000.00

Proposal Pending Keen 17

$ 10,000.00

Proposal Pending Total Project Costs

• Approx. $1.4 million

Lo Long Term rm Mo Monitori ring and Ma Maintenance Plan

• Plan is being updated
• Stillwater Sciences helping finalize per WFF request
• Retreatment Schedule
• Funding Subcommittee working on long-term funding plan
• CC members met with GSENM, GLCA, and DNF managers to discuss

long term maintenance plan

• CC to meet with Federal Partners to follow-up on long term maintenance

approach in Spring of 2017

Lo Long Term Monitoring and Maintenance Pl Plan

Action Type Method(s)/ Monitoring Protocol Area Measured What Measured Lead Partner & Staffing Timeline Explanation Estimated Costs

• 0. Primary

Treatment Hand tools, chainsaws, herbicides Rapid Monitoring form completed pre-treatment Initial treatment area at end of field season (Each treatment area has a unique polygon created at the end of the field season in the Geodatabase, aka ‘treatment polygon’) Acres of initial treatment, relative canopy cover of RO GSEP, BLM, NPS Staff: GSEP, Youth Corps, BLM, NPS Through 2018 Initial treatment of invasive woody species, primarily Russian Olive - Treatment area schedule in WICP. Prioritize criteria include landownership status, access, infestation density, and connections to previously treated areas. Monitoring data is store in the Geodatabase. $1.1 Million Annually 1. Retreatment /Maintenan ce Hand and mechanical treatments, herbicide Watershed Management Segments (See TableA1 and MapA2-A3 for treatment areas and schedule) Acres of retreatment, relative canopy cover, amount of herbicide used GSEP, BLM, NPS Annually (see Table A1 for treatment schedule) Follow up on primary treatment and remove re-sprouts, missed plants, and new

• starts. Retreatment schedule additionally includes and prioritizes areas that have not

been retreated in >4 years after all retreatment has occurred on RO cut in the previous season, utilizing information in database. Treatment timeline will be adjusted as needed, and if certain ‘triggers’ happen within the basin. (see below for more information on adaptive management and triggers) $80,000 - $120,000 annually

• 2. Rapid

Monitoring ERWP Rapid Monitoring Protocol Watershed Management Segments (See TableA1 and MapA2-A3 for treatment areas and schedule) relative canopy, recruitment, photo points secondary weed species, need for maintenance GSEP, BLM, NPS Annually Quick field assessment of recruitment and effectiveness of primary and re- treatment to assure goals are being met. This is often done in conjunction with retreatment. One monitoring point, representative of the area, will be completed per management segment. Incorporat ed in budget for retreatmen t

• 3. Long-

Term Monitoring Long-Term Monitoring Protocol 10 selected sites and ERWP Long- Term Monitoring Protocol Vegetation, recruitment, pebble counts, geomorphology BLM, NPS Every five years starting in 2010 Collect quantitative data on species-specific vegetation and channel changes following Russian Olive control, more in-depth than Rapid Monitoring $10,000 annually

• 4. Aerial

Imagery NAIP imagery Entire Watershed randomly sample river corridor for signs of change, possibly combined with LiDAR if available USGS BLM, NPS Once every 10 years Determine extent of post- treatment adjustment in geomorphology of channel such as erosion and creation of new surfaces, aquatic structure. Baseline pre-treatment imagery has been added to ERWP database, and will be used in comparison with future data gather. NAIP is flown every 4 years – may be possible to add LiDAR to this to reduce costs. $15,000- 25,000 per analysis

• 5. Data

Analysis Monitoring forms Data gathered from annual and long term monitoring forms will be entered into GIS database and analyzed every year – providing feedback to guide future treatments GSEP, BLM, NPS, Universities, ERWP WICR Committee Annually Every 3 years there will be a formal review with GSEP, GLCA, GSENM, & DNF specialists to assess status, need for adaptive management, or whether triggers are prevalent. Agency-led

Wha What’s s Happening Happening No Now?

Returning Field Staff:

• Tabitha Kelly and Alex Engel
• Brad Jorgensen

2 New Hires (Start March 20):

• Kristen Buck and Michellsey Benally
• Citizen Science
• Wilderness Volunteers
• UCC Crew Leader Training
• XWN Network Workshop – Gila

Watershed