ADM’s Award for Excellence in
Resource Stewardship Monitoring
FREP mission: To be a world leader in resource stewardship monitoring and effectiveness
evaluations; communicating science-based information to enhance the knowledge of resource
professionals and inform balanced decision making and continuous improvement of British
Columbia’s forest and range practices, policies and legislation.
What is this award?
The Assistant Deputy Minister’s Award for Excellence in Resource Stewardship
Monitoring is an annual award for the FLNRO district demonstrating the highest level of
contribution and excellence in resource stewardship monitoring (RSM) associated with the
Forest and Range Evaluation Program (FREP).
Who is eligible?
All districts involved in FREP are eligible to be nominated for the award (with the exception
of the winning district from the previous year). This is a Team Award given to the district
as a whole, with the staff that performed the majority of the work given special recognition.
How do nominations work?
Nominations may be submitted from Resource Value Team Leaders (RVTL), Regional
Management Teams (RMT) or District Management Teams (DMT). We strongly encourage
district managers to nominate their district FREP team for this award.
Please submit your nominations for the FREP work done in the 2013 field season in the
format provided for easier evaluation by the voting panel. Please fill in as much
information as possible. Your completed nomination forms should be emailed to
Barry.Elliott@gov.bc.ca by June 13, 2014.
Who is on the voting panel?
The voting panel consists of a representative of last year’s winning district, regional FREP
contacts, the FREP Stewardship Evaluation and Quality Assurance Specialist, at least two
RVTLs, Director of Resource Practices Branch and the FREP program lead.
The panel will evaluate nominations and make a recommendation to the Assistant Deputy
Minister (ADM) of Resource Stewardship Division, who will make a final determination of
the winning district.
What are the evaluation criteria?
The evaluation criteria are a combination of qualitative and quantitative components.
The overall goal is to recognize the district that made the most significant contribution to
RSM and FREP as a whole. See the nomination form (below) for a description of each of
the nomination criterion.
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What does the award consist of?
The winning district will be awarded the coveted hand carved FREP trophy at an
appropriate recognition event. The accomplishments of the winning district will be
submitted to the FLNRO newsletter “The Dirt”, and be posted on the FREP website; along
with a letter of recognition from the ADM.
What is the timeline for nominations and awarding?
Nominations are due by June 13, 2014. The award event will be arranged with the winning
district for a convenient time.
Continuous improvement
The award process will evolve and grow each year as suggestions are made to improve it. At
the end of the process, FREP will ask for feedback from award recipients, nominees, the
District Manager and the ADM to find out what worked well and what could be improved
the following year.
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Forest and Range Evaluation Program
ADM’s Award for Excellence in
Resource Stewardship Monitoring
Nomination Form
A. Nominator (must be RVTL, RMT or DMT):
Email:
Phone:
__________________________
__________________________
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B. District being nominated and names of key individuals:
C. In 300 words or less, please summarize why you are nominating this district for the
ADM’s Award for Excellence in Resource Stewardship Monitoring
[This section is optional, and not scored, but provides the evaluators with additional insights and context about the
district RSM staff and the program]
Please fill out in as much detail as possible regarding the district’s contribution and
approach to the following (D-G):
D. Program innovations initiated or led by the district:
[Did the district try a new and innovative process; approach; or technology to improve some aspect of their RSM work
or FREP as a whole? – 10pts]
E. Involving others in the program:
[Did the district demonstrate significant effort to involve multiple program areas and other interested people or groups in
RSM? What was the approach taken and the result? – 10pts]
F.
Communicating results of monitoring in the district:
[What did the district do to communicate FREP and the monitoring results in the district? How many presentations or
field visits were made? Who did they communicate with and how? – 10pts]
G. Involvement in continuous improvement shown by the staff:
[How has the district demonstrated their commitment to continuous improvement? Is it practiced throughout the year by
the district RSM staff at various levels, or in attendance at the FREP CI Session? – 10pts]
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H. Sharing in program leadership:
[Specific examples that show how various people in the district have been encouraged to take on leadership roles and
increased accountability – 10pts]
I.
Excellence in safety shown by the staff:
J.
Excellence in budget management shown by the staff:
[Did the district RSM program have zero safety incidences? (5 pts); Did the district make specific efforts to ensure
that staff are safe (through better processes, communications or training etc.) – additional points up to 10]
[Did the district accomplish their required RSM work on budget? (5 pts); Did the district find ways to save program
dollars – additional points up to 10]
K. Are all data collectors fully trained and/or accompanied by trained RSM staff?
[Yes – 10 pts]
L. Commitment and enthusiasm for RSM
[Other examples that demonstrate the energy, enthusiasm, sense of fun and commitment by the district to RSM - 5
pts]
M. This section to be filled out by the FREP Stewardship Evaluation and Quality Assurance Specialist.
1. Number of Checklists completed in 2012 field season [max 40 points]
2. Data validation [max 40 pts]
[Total points – 165]
Send completed nomination forms to Barry.Elliott@gov.bc.ca
Phone: (250) 692-2267
FREP Website -- http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/frep/index.htm
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