2017 Knowledge Assessment

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2017 Knowledge Assessment (KA)

Knowledge assessments are a standard tool in adaptive management, with two purposes:

(1) They assess the state of knowledge concerning:

  • Status and trend for resources central to an adaptive management program
  • The factors (aka ‘drivers’) that shape resource status and trends
  • The ways in which past, current, and planned future management actions affect these drivers or directly affect resource status.

(2) They identify areas of uncertainty in this knowledge that the adaptive management team may want to address through additional investigations, including but not limited to field monitoring or research.

The present (FY 2017) knowledge assessment is timed to coincide with and inform the Annual Reporting process and development of the next GCDAMP Triennial Work Plan for FY 2018-2020. This knowledge assessment is testing a methodology for better organizing, displaying, and communicating its findings, potentially to carry forward to guide future knowledge assessments as well. [1]

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Updates

You all are invited to participate in a webinar regarding the preliminary results of the western science portion of the Knowledge Assessment (KA). The details are as follows:

Date and time: (Thu) April 6, 8-11 am Pacific / 9a-12n MDT / 10a-1p EDT

Phone #: 1-877-913-4721 Passcode: 3330168#

Webinar link

The purpose of the webinar is to share the preliminary results of the assessment in advance of the April TWG meeting where we will be discussing the Triennial Work Plan and Budget (TWP) and to obtain your feedback. The KA was partly intended to be used by the TWG to help with the development of the TWP and I am hopeful that you all will find it to be a useful tool.



Drivers and Constraints Key

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Effects of Experimental and Management Actions Key

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Status and Trends Key

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Links and Information

Documents


Knowledge Assessment Summary Tables for All Resources


Knowledge Assessment Tables for Individual Resources

Archaeological & Cultural Resources

Humpback Chub

Hydropower & Energy

Recreational Experience

Sediment

Tribal Resources

  • still to be completed

Rainbow Trout Fishery

Nonnative Invasive Species (Fish)

Riparian Vegetation

Water Quality

Aquatic Food Base

Presentations and Papers

2017

Participants

  • Archaeological and Cultural Resources: Balsom and Dierker
  • Humpback Chub: Charles Yackulic, Randy Van Haverbeke, Kirk Young
  • Hydropower and Energy: Craig Ellsworth, Shane Capron, Clayton Palmer, Dave Welker, Chrystal Dean (WAPA); Paul Davidson and Nick Williams (Reclamation); Lucas Bair (GCMRC); Leslie James (CREDA); Cliff Barrett (UAMPS); Jenika Raub (SRP); Ben Reeder (SEAHG chair); Peggy Roefer (CRC); Arash Moelemi (NTUA)
  • Recreational Experience: Ben Reeder, Chris Budwig, Kevin Dahl, David Rogowski, Lucas Bair
  • Sediment: Paul Grams, David Topping, Joel Sankey, Helen Fairley with panel including Lucas Bair, Daniel Buscombe, Joseph Hazel, Erich Mueller, and Jack Schmidt
  • Tribal Resources: tbd
  • Rainbow Trout Fishery: M. Yard, C. Nelson, M. Dodrill, and K. Dibbles, with additions from C. Budwig, J. Jordan, J. Hamill, and J. Miller, plus D. Braun edits
  • Nonnative Invasive Species (Fish): David Rogowski, Ken Hyde
  • Riparian Vegetation: Emily Palmquist, Barb Ralston, Joel Sankey, John Spence, Larry Stevens
  • Water Quality: Robert Radtke, Marianne Crawford, Katrina Grantz (Reclamation); Bridget Deemer, Charles Yackulic, Nicholas Voichick (USGS); Peggy Roefer (NV CRC); Todd Tietjen (SNWA); Mark Anderson (NPS)
  • Aquatic Food Base: Ted Kennedy, Jeff Muehlbauer, Chris Budwig, Shane Capron, Bill Davis, Craig Ellsworth