FRPA Resource Evaluation Program FREP Purpose and Objectives Highlights of 2003 Plans for 2004 Development of indicators Use of indicators Indicator review Evaluation types Evaluation intensities
FREP Purpose: Assess effectiveness of FRPA Identify implementation issues Continuous improvement FRPA Resource Evaluation Program
FREP Objectives: Evaluate status, trends and causal factors Determine if practices are sustainable Identify options for change PBRADFOR: effectiveness in achieving stewardship of 11 resopurce values implementation issues re; policies, practices and legislation PBRADFOR: effectiveness in achieving stewardship of 11 resopurce values implementation issues re; policies, practices and legislation FRPA Resource Evaluation Program
Highlights of the past year: Working Group Charter Indicators Evaluation questions Evaluation projects PBRADFOR: indicators soils, riparian, WLT visuals, water, biodiversity, karst projects -- noxious weend, WLT II, cutblock size PBRADFOR: indicators soils, riparian, WLT visuals, water, biodiversity, karst projects -- noxious weend, WLT II, cutblock size FRPA Resource Evaluation Program
Protocols Roles and responsibilities Extension note PBRADFOR: protocols -- RVTL, stakeholder involvement, partnership PBRADFOR: protocols -- RVTL, stakeholder involvement, partnership Web site Course Communication plan Data management plan Highlights of the past year continued: FRPA Resource Evaluation Program
Indicators Evaluation questions Evaluation projects Course PBRADFOR: indicators -- develop more, test existing, implement refine questions PBRADFOR: indicators -- develop more, test existing, implement refine questions Stakeholder involvement Evaluation questions Forest Practices Board Plans for 2004: FRPA Resource Evaluation Program
Use of Routine and extensive indicators: Forest Practices Board FREP Others FRPA Resource Evaluation Program
Indicator review: Improve indicators Document lessons learned Tools for other teams Consistent terminology FRPA Resource Evaluation Program
That the sum of effective forest practices at the site scale may equal the desired result at the watershed scale Premise
Compliance –Did they follow the legal requirements? Implementation –Did they implement the desired forest practise? Effectiveness –Are the forest practices achieving the desired result? Validation –Are the assumptions about the desired results scientifically valid? Evaluation types: FRPA Resource Evaluation Program
Effectiveness Evaluation intensities: Routine – visual qualitative data, Yes-No checklists Extensive –categorical data with comparisons to templates Intensive –continuous data with comparisons to controls FRPA Resource Evaluation Program
Development of indicators to date: Working Groups Board pilots FRPA Resource Evaluation Program