Relationship to Desired Conditions - Ron Wiley (5/03)

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
Assessment
Assessment
Prioritization
Prioritization
Activity (Design/Implementation)
(Design/Implementation)
Monitoring
Monitoring
Modification
Modification
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
Assessment
¾ What is the
Resource Condition?
Prioritization
¾ What is the Resource Condition?
¾ Why?
Activity
Monitoring
RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
Pool Frequency
Width/Depth Ratio
Water Temperature
Large Woody Debris
Width
10 20 25 50 75 100 125 150 200
Pools/Mile 96 56 47 26 23 18 14
12 9
<10, mean wetted width/mean depth
640 F - Migration & Rearing
600 F - Spawning
>80 pieces/mile; >24” dia.; >35’ len. - Coast
>20 pieces/mile; >12” dia.; >35’ len. - Eastside
Bank Stability
> 80% Stable
Lower bank Angle
>75% of banks with <90% angle
PFC Helps
»Determine potential and capability
capability
»Provide linkage between reach/watershed
processes and habitat/water quality conditions
»Define issues that need to be addressed
»Selecting appropriate management practices
»Determine appropriate monitoring
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
Why
Why
Assessment
Why
Prioritization
Why
Why
Resource
Condition
Activity
Why
Why
Monitoring
Why
PFC does not
necessarily
equal Desired
Condition
PFC
Moyer
2002
PFC Helps
Helps
»Determine potential and capability
»Provide linkage between reach/watershed
processes and habitat/water quality conditions
»Define issues that need to be addressed
»Selecting appropriate management practices
»Determine appropriate monitoring
Water Quality (water temperature)
temperature)
Width:Depth Ratio
Ratio
Shading
Topographic
Riparian
Inflow
Bank Storage
Storage
Springs
Sub Surface Flow
In channel
Adjacent slopes
Temperature (Degrees F)
F)
Difference in Air & Water Temperatures
Temperatures
Bear Creek - Central Oregon
1977
100
80
Air
Water
Difference
60
40
20
0
-20
g
ug
ug
ug
ug
ug -Au
-A
-A
-A
-A
A
2
6
0
4
8
81
1
2
2
2
-40
Date
Date
120
Bear Creek - Central Oregon
1998
100
Air
Water
Difference
80
60
40
20
0
7Au
g
11
-A
ug
15
-A
ug
19
-A
ug
23
-A
ug
27
-A
ug
31
-A
ug
Temperature Degrees F
Difference in Air & Water Temperatures
Date
Physical Habitat Structure
Structure
» Depth
» Velocity
» Position In Channel
»
»
Turbulence
Shape
» Cover
Maxumum T emper ature vs. Habitat Condition
NM P Sites - 1997
110
Hab itat (% refe ren ce )
100
90
PFC
80
Non-functioning
Functioning at Risk
70
60
50
15
20
25
S e ason al M ax im u n 7 Day S tatistic (C)
30
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
Assessment
¾ Based on Prioritization
need
¾ Reach, watershed,
Activity basin scale
Monitoring
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
Assessment
Prioritization
¾ Designed to address the “why”
Activity
¾ Reach, watershed,
basin scale
Monitoring
PFC Helps
»Determine potential and capability
»Provide linkage between reach/watershed
reach/watershed
processes and habitat/water quality conditions
conditions
»Define issues that need to be addressed
»Selecting appropriate management practices
»Determine appropriate monitoring
monitoring
Natural Riparian Resources
Water
Soil, Landscape
Vegetation
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
Assessment
Prioritization
¾ Is the activity ‘fixing” the “why”?
¾ Is the Resource Condition Improving?
¾ Is the Resource
Condition
Improving?
Activity
Monitoring
RIPARIAN
MANAGEMENT Implement
Action
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
Pool Frequency
Width/Depth Ratio
Monitor
Water Temperature
Large Woody Debris
Bank Stability
Width
10 20 25 50 75 100 125 150 200
Pools/Mile 96 56 47 26 23 18 14
<10, mean wetted width/mean depth
640 F - Migration & Rearing
600 F - Spawning
>80 pieces/mile; >24” dia.; >35’ len. - Coast
>20 pieces/mile; >12” dia.; >35’ len. - Eastside
> 80% Stable
Desired
Lower
bank Resource
Angle
>75% of banks with <90% angle
Conditions
12 9
POWER CURVE
Implement Action
1.2
0
1
Power
0.8
Monitor
0.6
Time
0.4
RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES
Width
0.2
Pool Frequency
20 25 50 75 100 125 150 200
10
Pools/Mile 96 56 47 26 23 18 14 12
9
Width/Depth Ratio
<10, mean wetted width/mean depth
640 F - Migration & Rearing
Water Temperature
0
600 F - Spawning
Year
53
48
Lower bank Angle
> 80% Stable
20
20
Bank Stability
>20 pieces/mile; >12” dia.; >35’ len. - Eastside
20
43
38
20
33
20
28
20
23
Decades
20
20
13
20
08
20
03
20
19
98
Desired Resource
Conditions
18
>80 pieces/mile; >24” dia.; >35’ len. - Coast
Large Woody Debris
>75% of banks with <90% angle
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
Assessment
Prioritization
¾
Condition
Improving?
theResource
activity
‘fixing”
the
“why”?
¾ IsIsthe
Activity
Monitoring
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
0
Monitor
ANNUAL
Short Term
Indicators
INDICATOR
DI
CATORS OF
RECOV
ERY
Monitor
Rev ise
Revise
Implement Action
T
5 - YEARS
I Mid Term3IN-Indicators
DICATOR
DICATORS OF
M RECOVERY
E
5 - 10 YEARS
Monitor
INDICATOR
DICATORS OF
RECOV
RECOV
ERY
5= End-of-season condition
e.g. residual vegetation
10
= VeTime
getativecom
component
e.g. greenline
ADAPTIVE
MANAGEMENT
= Vegetative
component
= End --of
-season co
of-season
condition
e.g. a. XANNUAL
section
composition
INDICATOR
ORS
S OF
INDICAT
OF
e.g. residual
residual vegetati
vegetation
RECOVERY
RY
T REC
Woody
recruitment
- 5 - YEARS
ARS
Ib. 3INDICATO
= Vegetative co
componen
onent
INDICATORS OF
OF
M
E
RECO
VERY
RECOV
e.g.
e.g. greenline
reenline
5 - 10YYEARS
= Vegetative co
onent
componen
DECADES
INDICAT
ORS OF
e.g. a. X--sect
sectio
ion
comp
ositio
n
INDICATO
OF
n
compo
ition
a.
Decades
Ultimate
Objectives
RECO
COV
VERY
b. Woodyrecru
itmen
mentt
=
Riparian
REManagement
RY
recru
it
Managem
ent
Wo
INDICATOR
DICATORS OF
DECADES
CADES
Objectiv
es,
e.g., temp,
= Ripar
Manage
Ripariianpools
Managemen
ment
Objec
tives,
INDICATO
NDICATORS OF
Obj
jectiv
ives,
es, e.g
g., temp,
RECOV
Ob
ect
e.
mp, po
pools
RECOVERY
RY
RECOV
RECOVERY
PFC Helps
»Determine potential and capability
capability
»Provide linkage between reach/watershed
reach/watershed
processes and habitat/water quality conditions
»Define issues that need to be addressed
»Selecting appropriate management practices
»Determine appropriate
appropriate monitoring
monitoring
Recovery Rates
Non-Functional
10
C
o
n
d
i
t
i
o
n
8
Herb. veg
Woody veg
Channel
Water Qual
WQS/RMOs
PFC
6
4
2
0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Time (yrs)
35
40
45
50
Current
Conditions
Desired
Future
Conditions
Current
Conditions
PFC
Desired
Future
Conditions
Supports
PFC does not equal
» Desired Future Condition (DFC)
Supports
PFC does not replace
»Legal Requirements, e.g., ESA, CWA