1. Forest and Range Evaluation Program (FREP)

2. Forest & Range Evaluation Program
Overview of FREP
Evaluation process
Linkages to policy, practices and legislation
Communication of FREP findings
Riparian results

3. Results-based, Professional Reliance Model
FRPA
Plan &
Compliance
Objectives
Practice
and
Requirements
Enforcement
Professional Reliance
Effectiveness Evaluation

4. FREP Objectives Assess the effectiveness of legislation
Determine if outcomes are consistent with government’s objectives
Identify resource value status and trends, and
Communicate opportunities for continued improvement.

5. FREP Mission
...communicating science-based information to enhance the knowledge of resource professionals and inform balanced decision making and continuous improvement...

6. Resource Values Being Monitored
Minimum targets
Priority based
Development
Stand-level Biodiversity
Cultural Heritage
Landscape-level Biodiversity
Riparian (fish)
Soils
Resource Features
Water Quality
Timber
Multi-Resource
Visual Quality
Forage
Wildlife
Published
Not Published
In progress

7. FREP
Sampling
Locations

8. How the Program Works

9. Evaluation Question
Are riparian forestry and range practices effective in maintaining the structural integrity and functions of stream ecosystems and other aquatic resource features over both short and long terms?

10. Indicator and Protocol Development
Riparian Protocol Development Team:
Peter Tschaplinski, B.C. Ministry Forests, Mines and Lands;
Dan Hogan, B.C. Ministry Forests, Mines and Lands;
Derek Tripp, Consulting Biologist;
Steve Bird, Consulting Geomorphologist;
Richard Thompson and Andrew Witt, B.C. Ministry of Environment;
Steve Chatwin and Kevin Edquist, Forest Practices Board of British Columbia;
Erland MacIsaac, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada;
John Richardson, the University of British Columbia
Wendy Bergerud, Research Branch, B.C. Ministry of Forests, Mines and Range, (sampling)

11. Data Collection Field staff Training Data quality checks
Data verification

12. Results
Analysis:
Amanda Linnell Nemec, International Statistics Research
Peter Tschaplinski and
Derek Tripp
 Expert Review:
Dr. Robert Bilby, Weyerhaeuser Company
Dr. Sherri Johnson, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Steve Smith, Leader, National Riparian Service Team, U.S. Department of Interior, BLM
Janice Staats, Hydrologist, National Riparian Service Team, U.S. Department of Interior, BLM
Dr. John Rex, B.C. Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands
Dr. Katherine Sullivan, Humboldt Redwood Company
Dr. Gordon Hartman, Consulting Fisheries Biologist and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (retired), and
Dr. Todd Redding, FORREX.

13. Continued improvement: Communication to maximize use of data and findings
Uses of FREP
Professional Reliance
Results Based Forestry
Climate Change
Compliance & Enforcement
Knowledge of Land Base
Policy & Legislation
Certification
Cumulative Effects

14. Professional Reliance:
… the specialized knowledge that professionals bring to their practice…
…professionals, on a regular and consistent basis, maintain a currency of knowledge and incorporate this knowledge into their practice.
...government and industry rely on the judgement of resource professionals who are held accountable for their actions by the Association...
Mike Larock, ABCFP

15. FREP Tools for Professional Reliance
Training
Protocols and indicators
Data
Results -- extension products
Recommendations (e.g., CF Report)
Resource Value Team Leads
District field staff

16. Communicating FREP Results
Biodiversity
Cultural Heritage
Fish/Riparian
Forage
Soils
Timber
Visual Quality
Water Quality
Wildlife
Recreation

17. Communicating FREP Results

18. Communicating FREP Results

19. Thanks

20. FREP Communication in 2011
Supporting professional reliance and the results-based framework through:
Getting information into the right hands in a timely manner
Continued focus on short extension notes
Clear and direct feedback to clients, including their data
Focus on facts
Non-directive
Face to face
Partnerships

21. FREP Strategic Plan 3 Key Focus Areas: High Quality Data Communication
Continuous Improvement

22. FREP over the next 2-3 Years
Implement the Strategy:
3 key focus areas
Quality
Communication
Continuous Improvement
Multiple resource value assessment
Landscape-level (biodiversity and other values)
Cumulative effects