monitoring – Land Between the Lakes

06 Feb 2017

Land Between the Lakes Ten Year Monitoring and Evaluation Report

Community, Planning, Plants, Stewardship, Wildlifeecosystems, evaluation, forest, habitat, Kentucky, land between the lakes, management, monitoring, soils, species, tennessee, watershed, wildlife

It’s been eleven fiscal years since developing the Land Between the Lakes Area Plan. Our specialist have completed a ten year evaluation report assessing our progress. The report indicates strengths and weaknesses of Area Plan implementation. Now we need to hear from you. Your feedback on this report will help shape collaboration in the near future. Specifically, we want to know: Whether the report captures Area Plan implementation since December 2004 How to use the results in the report to improve collaboration on management of Land Between the Lakes You can read the ten year report by clicking on this…

05 Feb 2016

By LBL_Admin

Monitoring Program Update #1

Planning, Stewardship2012 planning rule, camping, Kentucky, land between the lakes, monitoring, recreation, species, tennessee, watershed, wildlife

Dear visitors, friends, and stakeholders, The new Forest Service 2012 Planning Rule requires all forests to transition to the new monitoring evaluation program requirements of our fiscal year beginning October 1. As part of this review process we are discussing our monitoring program with members of the public and our stakeholders. Our goal at this step is to develop any needed changes in our monitoring programs to comply with the new planning rule. The new planning rule monitoring requirements cover the following eight areas: Watershed conditions Ecosystems Focal species Federally listed threatened and endangered species, proposed and candidate species, species…

28 Jan 2016

By LBL_Admin

Forest Planning and Monitoring

Planning, Stewardship2012 planning rule, Area Plan, climate change, ecosystem, Forest Service, Kentucky, land between the lakes, monitoring, planning, science, species, tennessee, watershed

Current Monitoring and Planning at Land Between The Lakes The new Forest Service 2012 Planning Rule requires all forests to transition to the new monitoring and evaluation program requirements. This monitoring program review serves as one part of the analyses leading up to Land Between The Lakes’ Area Plan revision process. The general steps to the plan revision process include: 2012 Monitoring Program transition beginning Fiscal Year 2017, 10 year Monitoring and Evaluation Report — FY 2005 to 2015, Assessment, Plan Revision, and Monitoring and Evaluation The Land Between The Lakes’ 2004 Area Plan includes 8 goals with 39 monitoring…

28 Jan 2016

By LBL_Admin

New 2012 Planning Rule Monitoring Requirements

Planning, StewardshipArea Plan, Kentucky, land between the lakes, land management, monitoring, open lands, planning rule, resource management, tennessee, wildlife

The new Forest Service 2012 Planning Rule requires all forests to update their monitoring programs. Information on the monitoring requirements in the new Planning Rule and proposed changes as to the monitoring program in the Land Between The Lakes can be found through the following links: Administrative Change Administrative Change Cover Letter Administrative Change 2016 Public Involvement Public Involvement Summary Interdisciplinary Team Response to Comments Request For Comments Letter 2012 Planning Rule Monitoring Transition Technical Background Document Other Related Documents Technical Background Document Supplemental Background Document Planning Framework Handout-PDF for printing Planning Framework Handout-For reading online Draft Transition Monitoring Table…

18 Dec 2015

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Reports from the oak-grasslands research

Natural Resource Management, Questions from the Publicdemonstration, fire, grasses, Kentucky, land between the lakes, monitoring, native, Oak-grassland, project, research, restoration, students, tennessee, timber, University of Tennessee

The data from those monitoring sites. What reports or publications have resulted from these data? Your assessment of progress on this project. When will native grasses be established? If native grasses are not established, what will you do? You’ll find a listing of reports and publications at the end of the answer to this question for more information. Work to reestablish native warm season grasses is an on-going process. In order to achieve the desired results, additional management activities such as prescribed burning will take place. All activities will be monitored for success. Monitoring data Dr. Patrick Keyser an Associate…

10 Jul 2015

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Oak-Grassland Restoration Demonstration Areas

Natural Resource Management, Questions from the Publicamphibian, birds, burning, college, data, demonstration, fire, Kentucky, land between the lakes, monitoring, NEPA, Oak-grassland, reptile, research, restoration, student, tennessee, timber, university, wildlife

We received several questions about Land Between The Lakes Oak-Grassland Restoration Demonstration Areas as described in our brochure. Editors Note: The 2007 Oak-Grassland Restoration Demonstration Areas brochure referenced in these questions can be found here. 1) What recreational opportunities are created by Oak-Grassland Restoration Demonstration Areas? Providing for recreation opportunities plays a role in all that we do here at Land Between The Lakes. Overall, our recreation opportunities have improved by restoring a native ecosystem to support a diverse wildlife that depends on open under-story forests with shrubs, wildflowers, and grass components. The dominant tree species of oak/hickory also provides…

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