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Overcoming Challenges in Forest Buffer Verification: Insights from Sally Claggett, CBP USFS Coordinator

Sally Claggett, the CBP USFS Coordinator, shares her experiences with the complexities of RFB verification and the challenges of baseline survival contract expiration and re-enrollment. Key issues include the difficulty of quantifying existing buffers, GIS accuracy, and the need for enhanced tools and resolutions to detect narrow buffers. Claggett emphasizes the necessity for improved survival and maintenance strategies, including an extended establishment period and increased technical assistance. Future implications for CREP funding are discussed alongside creative funding solutions.

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Overcoming Challenges in Forest Buffer Verification: Insights from Sally Claggett, CBP USFS Coordinator

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  1. Challenges… and Some Success Sally Claggett, CBP USFS Coordinator

  2. RFB Verification in a Nutshell Baseline Survival Contract Expiration (re-enrollment)

  3. Verifying Baseline The challenge of quantifying existing buffers GIS accuracy : stream layer must match exactly to land cover data Need good resolution to pick up narrow buffers.

  4. Verifying Baseline New Tools will help… • Land Image Analyst and other software • Designed for use by localities • Can use high resolution • Trees are detected by satellite

  5. Survival/maintenance • 1x herbicide inadequate • Heavy grass competition • Often damage by voles • Deer damage with 4’ shelters could be high • Maintenance by landowners was lacking • Some contractors don’t care

  6. Survival/Maintenance PA CREP Partners make changes… Partners requested: • Extend “establishment period” from 3 to 5 years • Cost-share for 2x/yr herb. applic’s for up to 5 yrs FSA in DC authorized first in nation (2007) options: • 4 yr establishment period • 4 herbicide applics over 4 years (50% cost share) • PA DEP agreed to other 50% cost-share

  7. Outreach/technical assistance Needs recognized • Creative funding from various partners (states, feds, grants) • Extra money, but not enough assistance (boots-on-the-ground) • CBWI-- 2 miles of forest buffer (2008-2011)

  8. Formulas for Success… • State and outside money leveraging farm bill funding to get forest buffers on the ground: • increased technical assistance • bonus payments • vouchers to landowners • improved survival (with TA)

  9. Future of CREP -- ?? Verifying Baseline • New Farm Bill • No CREP from September 30, 2012 to May 15, 2013. • VA DCR has draft policy creating serious concern about CREP funding for FY14

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