Buffelgrass Scenarios for Ironwood Forest National Monument
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U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Buffelgrass Scenarios for Ironwood Forest National Monument Tracy Holcombe, Leonardo Frid, Catherine Jarnevich
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Buffelgrass Scenarios for Ironwood Forest National Monument. Tracy Holcombe, Leonardo Frid, Catherine Jarnevich. Why are we here?. Understand your needs. DSS for Ironwood Applicable Elsewhere. Create a useful product. Agenda – Day One. Present prototype models for Ironwood - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of Buffelgrass Scenarios for Ironwood Forest National Monument
U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey
Buffelgrass Scenarios for Ironwood Forest National MonumentTracy Holcombe, Leonardo Frid, Catherine Jarnevich
Why are we here?Understand your needs
Create a useful product
DSS for IronwoodApplicable Elsewhere
Agenda – Day One Present prototype models for Ironwood
How the model works Inputs Scenario Outputs
Breakout Groups Needs and requirements for a DSS Developing scenarios (Decisions and
Uncertainties) Discussion Presentation on Helicopter Study
Agenda – Day Two
Presentation of additional scenario outputs Presentation on treatment effectiveness at
Saguaro National Park Presentation to decision makers DiscussionProduct Factsheet – Workshop outcomes and
scenario Results
How can a DSS help? Resources are limited Alternative actions are expensive Lag time between actions and results How to get the highest return on investment?
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Alternative decisions
Inventory - $$$$$Treatment - $$$$$$$$$Maintenance - $$$
Inventory - $$$$$$$$$$$Treatment - $$Maintenance - $$$$
OR? Where?
Multiple objectives
Public safetyBiodiversityTourismCost effective
Catalina Study Area
Calibrating Spread
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2002 2005 2008
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Simulated (TELSA)
Questions? What if control could happen in neighboring
areas? What if intensive surveys could be conducted
more frequently? What if budget could be increased? What if treatment effectiveness could be
increased? What would the cost be?
Questions?
How much buffelgrass is invading from neighboring lands?
What if volunteers were not available? What if budgets were interrupted so
treatment would only happen every two years?
Where is the biggest fire risk? Where would the most effective treatment to
reduce fire risk?
Model development process Biology of species
Growth, Spread and Mortality Management activities
Effectiveness Amount Cost
Scenarios Change management actives Change management amounts Change uncertainties
State and Transition Model
Current Buffelgrass Invasion Based on
survey data
Classified into categories listed
Ironwood Land Ownership
Remote = 1 mile from roads
Units here define management actions
Habitat suitability
Classifies landscape into three categories
Used to change max density, probability of establishment and spread
Scenarios run
No Management Current Management Double Budget
Manager allocated Manage everywhere – reduced inventory Mortality
Based on precipitation
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CurrentManagementNoManagementDoubleBudgetManageEverywhereMortality-CurrentManagement
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CurrentManagementNoManagementDoubleBudgetManageEverywhereMortality-CurrentManagement
Year
Area
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ded
(ac)
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200400600800
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CurrentManagementNoManagementDoubleBudgetManageEverywhereMortality-CurrentManagement
Year
Area
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CurrentManagementNoManagementDoubleBudgetManageEverywhereMortality-CurrentManagement
Year
Area
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CurrentManagementNoManagementDoubleBudgetManageEverywhereMortality-CurrentManagement
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No Management
No management No mortality
Management InputManagement Activity <5% 5 to
50% >50% >50 partial
Cost Per Acre
Acres Per Yr
Incidental Inventory 1% 50% 90% $0.06 12,000
Intensive Field Surveys 90% 90% 100% $0.10 129,000
Vehicle Mounted Spraying 50%* 50%* 50%* 25% $400.00 10
Backpack Spraying (accessible) 50% 50%* 50% 25%* $125.00 200
Volunteer Hand Pulling (accessible & remote) 90% 90% 90% 9% $68.64 40
Follow-up maintenance (volunteer remote) 100% NA NA $68.64 10
Follow-up maintenance (accessible) 100% NA NA $112.00 80
Effectiveness by percent cover
*Have updated values not yet incorporated
Current Management
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CurrentManagementNoManagementDoubleBudgetManageEverywhereMortality-CurrentManagement
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Double Budget
Intensive inventory frequency – 7 to 3 years
Backpack spraying – 200 to 300 acres
Added more costly contract hand pulling Accessible – 30 acres Remote – 10 Acres
Follow-up maintenance – 80 to 160 acres
Double Budget
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Management Everywhere
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100012001400160018002000
CurrentManagement NoManagementDoubleBudget ManageEverywhereMortality-CurrentManagement
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Same ratio of mgmt as current scenario
Lower probability of inventory
Mortality and Growth
Index used to spatially alter probability of mortality and growth
Mortality
Same as current mgmnt + mortality
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CurrentManagement NoManagementDoubleBudget ManageEverywhereMortality-CurrentManagement
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Detected vs. Undetected20
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CurrentManagement NoManagement DoubleBudget ManageEverywhere Mortality-CurrentMan-agement
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Inventory and Control Costs10 20 30 40 50 10 20 30 40 50 10 20 30 40 50 10 20 30 40 50
CurrentManagement DoubleBudget ManagementEverywhere Morality-CurrentMan-agement
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InventoryControl
Management Costs
CurrentManagement ManagementEverywhere0
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Management Efficiency
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Updates to be incorporated
Inventory needs to be updated. Affects the amount acres that are detected. When
it is updated there will be more inventory occurring, and potentially more buffelgrass found.
Update the effectiveness of spraying Explore inventory vs. control Calibrate with Tucson Mountain data Explore more scenarios
