Great Basin Restoration Initiative1999 2000
GBRI Field Office to On-the Ground
Project
GBRI Core Team GBRI Technical TeamResource/Fire Specialists from BLM Field Offices & other state agency, NGO, academia, etc. partners Stat
e Director
s
• Lead-Nevada SD• UT, ID, NV, & CA
SDs
Deputy SD Resources
• NV, UT, ID, OR, & CA
Core
Team
• 5 BLM State Reps
• Other BLM Regional Reps (including GB LCC)
GBRI Tasks
GBRI
Regional Collaboration
1. Treatment Planning 2.
Implementation
Monitoring&
Assessment
Science Support
TechnologyTransfer
Climate Change
Technical Assistance &
Reviews ImplementationSupport
Future• Proposed Great Basin Ecoregional Coordinator
assumes GBRI responsibilities (with Great Basin LCC assistance):– Great Basin Native Plant Selection & Increase
Project– SageSTEP long-term monitoring project– Cheatgrass Die-off Project– Great Basin Fire Science Delivery Project (JFS
funded)
“Healthy Great Basin landscapes and sustainable resources that meet the needs of the public that use and enjoy these
lands”
Great Basin Restoration Initiative- Vision
Proposed GBRI Focus
• Public Lands
• Field Office/Project Levelo Prioritization (ecoregional step-down)o Incorporate science into treatmentso Implementation strategieso Monitoring and adaptive managemento Sharing results & technical assistanceo Evaluations and reviews
• Work with External Partners
ExamplesScience to
Management Technology Transfer
Technical Assistance &
Reviews
Proposed GBRI Focus
• Public Lands
• Field Office/Project Levelo Prioritization (ecoregional step-down)o Incorporate science into treatmentso Implementation strategieso Monitoring and adaptive managemento Sharing results & technical assistanceo Evaluations and reviews
• Work with External Partners
Funding and Implementing Treatments
Treatment Prioritization
Planning Implementation
National Fire Plan-”Restore fire adapted ecosystems”
Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition
Utah and Nevada Partners for
Conservation & Development
Adaptive Management Science Based Planning
Local or Project Level
Assessment, Inventory, & Monitoring
BLM AIM Strategy-Protocols
USGS Fire Rehabilitation
Monitoring Protocol
USGS Digital Land Treatment
Library
Consolidating Results Sharing Results
Field Office or Project Level
Science and Research
Identify Local Science Needs
Science Synthesis
Field Office or Project Level
Climate Change
Incorporation of CC into
Project Planning
CC Adaptation & Mitigation
Applications to Projects
DOI Climate Science Centers
(NW & SW)
Local or Project Level
Technology Transfer
Connecting Scientists to Field
Offices
Sharing Information across BLM
Offices
Science Synthesis and New Research
Results
Local or Project Level
Technical Assistance &
Reviews
On-the-Ground Technical Input
on Projects
Training and Workshops
Project Reviews to Improve
Future Projects