1. REGIONAL COORDINATION High Level Indicators Draft “white paper” to recommend a core set indicators that can be shared among all types of monitoring Protocol Manager & Data Dictionary Develop a regional data dictionary for monitoring – template and content development underway Develop a protocol catalogue tool (Protocol Manager) – currently conducting beta version evaluation PNAMP Formal Recommendations NED Best Practices for Reporting Locational and Time Related Data Salmonid Field Protocols Handbook Data Management Needs for Regional Project Tracking to Support Implementation and Effectiveness Monitoring (Katz et al, NOAA Fisheries) Methods for the collection and analysis of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in wadeable streams of the Pacific Northwest MONITORING DESIGN PNAMP Watershed Monitoring Workgroup Demonstrate regional aquatic status & trends monitoring design (using the EPA’s EMAP probabilistic GRTS design) via Integrated Status & Trend Demonstration Project, using Lower Columbia River ESU. Intensively Monitored Watersheds (IMWs) Recommend a strategy to implement IMWs Serve as clearinghouse for results of ongoing and planning of new IMWs Determine what current IMWs address and identify any gaps PNAMP Invasive Species Workgroup Coordinate existing aquatic and riparian monitoring with invasive/nonnative species surveys DATA MANAGEMENT PNAMP Data Management/ Metadata Workgroup Improve metadata compliance, training, and access via review of tools, standards & support for portals. PACIFIC NORTHWEST AQUATIC MONITORING PARTNERSHIP Coordination Team: Jen Bayer, jbayer@usgs.gov Jacque Schei, jschei@usgs.gov INTRODUCTION The purpose of the Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership (PNAMP) is to provide a forum for coordinating state, federal, and tribal aquatic habitat and salmonid monitoring programs in the Pacific Northwest. Improved communication, shared resources and data, and compatible monitoring efforts provide increased scientific credibility, cost-effective use of limited funds and greater accountability to stakeholders. PNAMP provides leadership through the development and the advancement of recommendations and agency level agreements that are considered for adoption by the participating agencies. Below are short overviews of current tasks. PNAMP work is the result of almost entirely voluntary in-kind contributions from experts around the region -– please consider joining us. Tribal Entities Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Regional Entities Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority Northwest Power and Conservation Council Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission State Agencies California Department of Fish and Game Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Washington Recreation and Conservation Office Washington Department of Ecology Washington Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Federal Agencies Bonneville Power Administration NOAA Fisheries U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Bureau of Land Management U.S. Bureau of Reclamation U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Forest Service PARTNERS METHODS PNAMP Estuary Monitoring Workgroup Compile and collaborate on protocols currently in use in estuaries – review various protocols, including Columbia River and Estuary Protocols, Puget Sound Protocols and Guidelines, and Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board’s Estuary Assessment Review results of pilot inventory effort and update and expand information for estuary monitoring programs PNAMP Watershed Monitoring Workgroup Recommend habitat protocols (watershed assessment methods) - first manuscript from Protocol Comparison Project recently published. PNAMP Fish Population Monitoring Workgroup Review and catalog tagging, telemetry, and marking protocols in the region & publish a technical guide Conduct gap analysis and protocol comparison tests PNAMP Project Effectiveness Monitoring Workgroup Identify protocols shared by state agencies and facilitate discussion about formal recommendations Determine how to categorize current projects and measure the quality of the programs PNAMP Phase 1 IMW Map Lower Columbia River demonstration area