Forest and Range Evaluation Program
(FREP)
Forest & Range Evaluation Program
•Overview of FREP
•Evaluation process
•Linkages to policy, practices and legislation
•Communication of FREP findings
•Riparian results
Results-based, Professional
Reliance Model
FRPA
Objectives
Plan &
Practice
Requirements
Professional Reliance
Effectiveness Evaluation
Compliance
and
Enforcement
FREP Objectives
• Assess the effectiveness of legislation
• Determine if outcomes are consistent
with government’s objectives
• Identify resource value status and
trends, and
• Communicate opportunities for
continued improvement.
FREP Mission
...communicating science-based information
to enhance the knowledge of resource
professionals and inform balanced decision
making and continuous improvement...
Resource Values Being Monitored
Minimum targets
Priority based
Development
Stand-level Biodiversity
Cultural Heritage
Landscape-level
Biodiversity
Riparian (fish)
Soils
Resource Features
Water Quality
Timber
Multi-Resource
Visual Quality
Forage
Wildlife
Published
Not Published
In progress
FREP
Sampling
Locations
How the Program Works
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Evaluation Question
Are riparian forestry and range
practices effective in maintaining the
structural integrity and functions of
stream ecosystems and other aquatic
resource features over both short
and long terms?
Indicator and Protocol Development
Riparian Protocol Development Team:
•Peter Tschaplinski, B.C. Ministry Forests, Mines and Lands;
•Dan Hogan, B.C. Ministry Forests, Mines and Lands;
•Derek Tripp, Consulting Biologist;
•Steve Bird, Consulting Geomorphologist;
•Richard Thompson and Andrew Witt, B.C. Ministry of
Environment;
•Steve Chatwin and Kevin Edquist, Forest Practices Board of British
Columbia;
•Erland MacIsaac, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada;
•John Richardson, the University of British Columbia
•Wendy Bergerud, Research Branch, B.C. Ministry of Forests, Mines
and Range, (sampling)
Data Collection
• Field staff
• Training
• Data quality checks
• Data verification
Results
Analysis:
•Amanda Linnell Nemec, International Statistics Research
•Peter Tschaplinski and
• Derek Tripp
Expert Review:
•Dr. Robert Bilby, Weyerhaeuser Company
•Dr. Sherri Johnson, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
•Steve Smith, Leader, National Riparian Service Team, U.S. Department
of Interior, BLM
•Janice Staats, Hydrologist, National Riparian Service Team, U.S.
Department of Interior, BLM
•Dr. John Rex, B.C. Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands
•Dr. Katherine Sullivan, Humboldt Redwood Company
•Dr. Gordon Hartman, Consulting Fisheries Biologist and Fisheries and
Oceans Canada (retired), and
•Dr. Todd Redding, FORREX.
Continued improvement:
Communication to maximize use of
data and findings
Professional
Reliance
Cumulative
Effects
Results
Based
Forestry
Uses of
FREP
Climate
Change
Certification
Policy &
Legislation
Knowledge
of Land
Base
Compliance
&
Enforcement
Professional Reliance:
… the specialized knowledge that professionals bring to
their practice…
…professionals, on a regular and consistent basis,
maintain a currency of knowledge and incorporate
this knowledge into their practice.
...government and industry rely on the judgement of
resource professionals who are held accountable for
their actions by the Association...
Mike Larock, ABCFP
FREP Tools for Professional Reliance
• Training
• Protocols and indicators
• Data
• Results -- extension products
• Recommendations (e.g., CF Report)
• Resource Value Team Leads
• District field staff
Communicating FREP Results
– Biodiversity
– Cultural Heritage
– Fish/Riparian
– Forage
– Soils
– Timber
– Visual Quality
– Water Quality
– Wildlife
– Recreation
Communicating FREP Results
http://www.youtube.com/user/frep101
Communicating FREP Results
Thanks
FREP Communication in 2011
Supporting professional reliance and the resultsbased framework through:
 Getting information into the right hands in a timely
manner
 Continued focus on short extension notes
 Clear and direct feedback to clients, including their data
 Focus on facts
 Non-directive
 Face to face
 Partnerships
FREP Strategic Plan
3 Key Focus Areas:
1. High Quality Data
2. Communication
3. Continuous
Improvement
FREP over the next 2-3 Years
Implement the Strategy:
– 3 key focus areas
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Quality
Communication
Continuous Improvement
Multiple resource value assessment
Landscape-level (biodiversity and other values)
Cumulative effects