Science Needs --- Immediate Needs --- Future Needs.

Science Needs --- Immediate Needs --- Future Needs

Develop -Shared vision for long-term LCC success-Processes for translating science needs into Strategic Activities-Processes for Monitoring Success and modifying strategies

Strategic Planning for a LCC

key: X - identified as priority need; / - raised in the group’s report but not in final list of priorities.

Coastal Birds

Coastal Mar

. Mammals

Landscape Ecology

Birds

FishMammals

Maintain and expand hydrological stations (flow, water balance, temperature, etc.) X X X X X

Expand weather stations; temperature data X X X XPrecipitation data (establish water balance micromet stations, upgrade ppt gauges) X   X X X  

Snow measurements/accumulation data; and snow timing (e.g. MODIS imagery) X X X X

Digital Elevation Models / topographic and bathymetric data (for: veg maps & models; sea level rise; landform processes): statewide, 2.5 m resolution [SPOT, etc.]

(LCC should advocate for); coastal localized <1m [LIDAR]; localized <1m [LIDAR] @ high priority watersheds/ coastlines/ research sites

X X X

Tide gauges / monitor sea level rise (LCC advocates for with relevant agency) X X X

Baseline conditions of water chemistry and temperature in lakes, rivers, streamsX

    X X  

(Coastal) storm monitoring (frequency, wind strength, direction, intensity) X X

Permafrost distribution and changes       X X  

Soil moisture baseline data, evapotranspiration rate data X       X  

Sediment loads/transport by stream type (fish), in floodplains (birds) / XWetland spatial data mapping X /

Salinization extent and levels in coastal zones X /Baseline contaminants X

Acidification extent and levels in coastal zones XWaterbody monitoring (lake drying, change in aquatic food resources) X

Coastal erosion / subsidence / sedimentation XSoil carbon databases (can veg mapping & other efforts be linked to current C

databases for modeling?)X

Surficial geological maps (LCC advocates for) XBedrock maps (LCC advocates for) X

Activities Þ DecisionsÞ Success?

What do you want the LCC to look like in 3 years? 5 years? 10 years?

‘Applied Science for Decision-Making’

‘Support Landscape-level Planning and Conservation Delivery of Cooperative members’

HPPGs, etc.

Develop a Shared Vision of Success

Use to establish multi-year goals & objectives (Programs, Resources, Relationships, Status, Inst. Development, …)

Land and water use/

management

Habitat management/ conservation

Species management

Establishing quality

standards

Industry oversight

Infrastructure siting and

development

Decisions Objectives

Cultural resources

management

Science Workshop to identify physical, ecological and biological processes that:- Affect the outcomes relevant to management objectives- Can be affected by land and resource management decisions, and- Are likely to be affected by climate change

Ecosystem Function

Habitat Quality

Species Population

Health

Public Health and Safety

Economic Benefits

Protection of Culture

Community Stability

Quality of Outdoor

Experience

How will you monitor achievement of those goals?

LCC Effectiveness Monitoring focused on outcomes that are the responsibility of the LCC, NOT the partners.

Goal is reduction of key uncertainties in decision-making process, better decision-support (information, tools, etc.).

Develop Process for Monitoring Achievement

Will require nuanced balancing actfocused on measuring improvement ofdecision-making process without infringing on Partner decision-making.

How prioritize among topics or themes of potential focus?

(nouns) Focus on 1 or 2 :- Process-related themes: e.g., hydrology,…- Specific ecosystems or vegetation communities- Specific geographic areas (watershed studies)- Priorities in a suite of thematic categories- Specific current or near-term management Decision-

related topics & priority uncertainties.

Develop Process for Prioritizing Needs

Driven by partner agreement/buy-in, recognition of near-term opportunities & threats, LCC’s potential value-added role, collaboration

How prioritize among types of Science Activities?

(verbs)

Develop Process for Identifying Strategies

Learn

Information Objectives(incl. quality criteria)

Survey Design (where, when and how to measure)

Data Collection

Analysis

Reporting &Dissemination

Any need to revise Objectives,

Analyses, Design or Effort levels?

Monitoring Objectives

Intended Analyses(what to measure)

Effort & Allocation Planning(how much to measure)

Data Management

Plan

Do

How has your LCC…

• …identified the LCC-relevant decision makers and decisions?

• …garnered buy-in from and developed trust among your partners?

• …decided to measure success? By what process did your Steering Committee identify its values and objectives?

• …instituted long-term organizational learning?

SC homework

Core elements of a Science Plan*

• Clear conceptual foundation (ecosystem models, etc.)

• Transparent processes for selecting Themes, Activities (synchronize language across APP, PPP)

• Commitment to – long-term Data Management– Organizational learning (adaptive management)

Putting it all together…

How best utilize the Science & Traditional Ecological Knowledge Community and the

Partnership Community in the planning process?•

Regardless of the decisions regarding #s 2 & 3 above, the planning process should involve input from a wide variety of partners to ensure prioritize the science needs within each topical category. There are multiple ways to accomplish this and they are not mutually exclusive (i.e. more than one approach could be taken). – Seek established research/science needs from existing Partnerships. For example, the Western

Arctic Caribou Herd Working group has already provided the LCC with its science needs these needs can help the LCC prioritize activities that will benefit that partnership while benefiting the larger LCC goals. Other examples would include improved coordination with the Pacific Flyway Joint Venture and the Southwest AK Fisheries Habitat partnership.

– Establish working groups related to the processes topic and/or the landscape type to prioritize amongst the science needs and/or areas.

– Do a general mailing list/general public request for input (would require developing alternatives of priorities within each approach for consideration and response).

– Request assistance from Steering Committee agency staff to develop initial priorities then use A,B or C to get feedback.

• ???

The LCC performs a decision support function to identify science needs

To provide effective decision support

1) Begin with user’s needs

2) Give priority to processes over products

3) Link information producers and users

4) Build connections across disciplines and organizations

5) Seek institutional stability

6) Design for learning

Report available on : http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12626

Karen Jenni (Insight Decisions, LLC) and Tim Nieman (Decision Applications, Inc.)