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Science Needs --- Immediate Needs --- Future Needs. Rick Nelson PhD Coordinator Richard_d_nelson @fws.gov Mike Olson Science Coordinator Michael_olson @fws.gov. Plains and Prairie Potholes.
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Science Needs --- Immediate Needs --- Future Needs Rick NelsonPhD Coordinator Richard_d_nelson@fws.gov Mike Olson Science Coordinator Michael_olson@fws.gov
Plains and Prairie Potholes Our Fundamental Objective:Increase conservation delivery by reducing scientific uncertainty associated with landscape level stressors which are important to our partnership Accomplishments - first 18 months • Funded 27 projects (over 5 rounds of funding) • Formed Steering & Technical Committees (more than 2 dozen active members) • Draft Charter - soon to be finalized • Conducted Science Needs Workshop • Sci Webinars, Website, Initial Op’s Plan • Working to develop a seamless national network • Our Initial List of Urgent Needs / Issues • Agriculture • Energy • Climate Change • Regional Understanding of Habitat Condition • (spatial analysis) • Land and Water Management Planning • Water We are ….“a work in progress”
From humble beginnings…Immediate needs in year two…and preview of “coming attractions” PPP-LCC WALCC ALCC DA/Science Needs Workshop Two separate events Science Needs workshop Early RFP’s Broad Broad RFP (Data, Fundamental 6 Specific RFA’s(Ecological flows, Information, TEK, tools/training Aquatic habitat, Energy, Rare Endemics, for resource managers Climate Change, Terrestrial Landscapes) Later RFP’s more specific 1st RFA Combination of immediate needs Combination of immediate needs and long-term issues and long-term issues Technical Team review/rank Steering Committee review/rank Addresse common impacts/threats Scientific rigor, link to needs, unique, Transportable/Scalable Enhances planning decision making Scalability/transportability, short term, Add to conservation/adaptation decision making Supports adaptive management Management tie, leverages resources Add to building of partnership Enhances risk management Address cross-partnership need Leveraging Test promising proof of concept Unique approach or opportunity “Connections” workshop upcoming
Refining/Improving Planning – year 2 • Decision analysis workshop Main focus of workshop Where we left things
Continue to quantifying relationships between decisions, needs and outcomes Example scenarios
PPP-LCC “Connections” Workshop Terrific idea “borrowed” from UMGLLCC… Moving from individual projects to an even more comprehensive view of the landscape – Will discuss targets, objectives, gaps. Oriented on 4 themes (potholes, rivers, sage-steppe, human dimensions) Bringing PI’s, Technical and Executive committee members together for the first time.
LessonsLearned LCC’s must embrace principles of adaptive management – We’re a process of constant improvement Need for well understood review criteria Identify those willing to do some of the “heavy lifting” - sub-group approach was helpful Time management vs. embracing a sense of urgency Science needs must drive the RFP process not the other way around. PPP-LCC Integration of fun and opportunity to be creative is important to the success of the group. Collaboration across LCC network important to the landscape approach…