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Washington Forest Practices Adaptive Management Science Conference. Cooperative Monitoring Evaluation & Research (CMER). Goals. Maintain harvestable fish populations. Goals. Maintain harvestable fish populations. Maintain water quality. Goals. Maintain harvestable fish populations.
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Washington Forest Practices Adaptive Management Science Conference Cooperative Monitoring Evaluation & Research (CMER)
Goals Maintain harvestable fish populations
Goals Maintain harvestable fish populations Maintain water quality
Goals Maintain harvestable fish populations Maintain water quality Maintain viability of 7 amphibian species
Goals Maintain harvestable fish populations Maintain water quality Maintain economic viability of timber industry Maintain viability of 7 amphibian species
CMER Challenges • Validate assumptions behind agreement • Evaluate effectiveness of rules • Develop and test alternative rules • Assess cumulative effects • Support field implementation (rule tools)
Conference Agenda • Morning Sessions • Type N Buffers • Amphibians • Genetics • Water Quality
Conference Agenda • Early Afternoon Session • Shade & Temperature • Stand Mortality • LWD Recruitment • Soil Disturbance • Morning Sessions • Type N Buffers • Amphibians • Genetics • Water Quality
Conference Agenda • Early Afternoon Session • Shade & Temperature • Stand Mortality • LWD Recruitment • Soil Disturbance • Morning Sessions • Type N Buffers • Amphibians • Genetics • Water Quality • Late Afternoon Session • Fish Passage • Roads and Sediment • Landslide Hazards