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FRPA Resource Evaluation Program

FRPA Resource Evaluation Program. FREP Purpose and Objectives Highlights of 2003 Plans for 2004 Development of indicators Use of indicators Indicator review Evaluation types Evaluation intensities. FRPA Resource Evaluation Program. FREP Purpose: Assess effectiveness of FRPA

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FRPA Resource Evaluation Program

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  1. FRPA Resource Evaluation Program • FREP Purpose and Objectives • Highlights of 2003 • Plans for 2004 • Development of indicators • Use of indicators • Indicator review • Evaluation types • Evaluation intensities

  2. FRPA Resource Evaluation Program FREP Purpose: • Assess effectiveness of FRPA • Identify implementation issues • Continuous improvement

  3. PBRADFOR: effectiveness in achieving stewardship of 11 resopurce values implementation issues re; policies, practices and legislation FRPA Resource Evaluation Program • FREP Objectives: • Evaluate status, trends and causal factors • Determine if practices are sustainable • Identify options for change

  4. PBRADFOR: indicators soils, riparian, WLT visuals, water, biodiversity, karst projects -- noxious weend, WLT II, cutblock size FRPA Resource Evaluation Program Highlights of the past year: • Working Group • Charter • Indicators • Evaluation questions • Evaluation projects

  5. PBRADFOR: protocols -- RVTL, stakeholder involvement, partnership FRPA Resource Evaluation Program • Protocols • Roles and responsibilities • Extension note Highlights of the past year continued: • Web site • Course • Communication plan • Data management plan

  6. FRPA Resource Evaluation Program PBRADFOR: indicators -- develop more, test existing, implement refine questions • Indicators • Evaluation questions • Evaluation projects • Course Plans for 2004: • Stakeholder involvement • Evaluation questions • Forest Practices Board

  7. FRPA Resource Evaluation Program Use of Routine and extensive indicators: • Forest Practices Board • FREP • Others

  8. FRPA Resource Evaluation Program Indicator review: • Improve indicators • Document lessons learned • Tools for other teams • Consistent terminology

  9. Premise • That the sum of effective forest practices at the site scale may equal the desired result at the watershed scale

  10. FRPA Resource Evaluation Program Evaluation types: • Compliance • Did they follow the legal requirements? • Implementation • Did they implement the desired forest practise? • Effectiveness • Are the forest practices achieving the desired result? • Validation • Are the assumptions about the desired results scientifically valid?

  11. FRPA Resource Evaluation Program Effectiveness Evaluation intensities: • Routine • visual qualitative data, Yes-No checklists • Extensive • categorical data with comparisons to templates • Intensive • continuous data with comparisons to controls

  12. FRPA Resource Evaluation Program Development of indicators to date: • Working Groups • Board pilots

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