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The Riparian Area Management Plan
Authors:Gene Surber, MSU ExtensionNatural Resources Specialist
Bob Ehrhart, Research Specialist,RWRP, Univ. of Montana
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Introduction
Ranchers – “do-ers”Planning – systematic way of thinkingWork smarter, not harder
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Questions / StepsWhere do we want to be
Set goals
Where are we now?Inventory resources
How are we going to get there?Identify & implement strategies
How will we know we’re moving?Monitor the resources for desired change
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Step 1: set goalsProvide purpose and focusSpecific goalsLong-term & Short-term
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Goals should be SMARTS – specificM – measurableA – attainableR – relatedT – tractable
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Step 2: Inventory resources
Where are you now?Inventory
Conditions of riparian areaResources you have / don’t have
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Step 2: Inventory resources
Inventory (assessment) methodsOne method = “Stream channel & riparian monitoring guide”
Basic methodCan be used with little training
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Step 2: Inventory resources
LaborMoneyExpertiseEquipmentTime
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Step 3: Decide & Implement
What – actions to takeWhere – the actions will occurWhen – the actions will happenHow – the actions will be doneWhat – the actions will achieve
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Step 4: Monitor the impacts
Use the assessment guides for monitoring, as wellPhoto-monitoringMany assessments taken over time
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Step 4: Monitor the impacts
Why?Why are you monitoring?
What?What are you monitoring?
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Step 4: Monitor the impacts
Where?How many sites?
3 sitesDepends upon size of pastureDepends upon different types of riparian areas
AccessibilityTime
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Step 4: Monitor the impacts
When?Time of yearRegular basis – trends over time
Same sites, same time each year
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Photo-monitoring
Compares past with presentRecord physical & biological changes
What am I trying to show?How can I best “capture” it?Is location appropriate now & in time?
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Determining photo locations
Shrubs block your view in 5 to 10 yearsAnticipate floodsSame site from different directions
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Permanent locationsUse markersGPS readings (or compass bearings)
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Landscape viewUse “photo placard”
DateLocationTime of dayDirection of shot
Vertical point (notch in hill, rock outcropping)
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Close-up view3 ft. x 3 ft. squareStand on north sideMetal fence post or steel pole (100 ft away)
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Recording informationLocation on mapCompass bearingAllotment and/or pasture nameDate, type of film, camera lens sizeInformation explaining each photograph
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Storing the informationNotebookSlides: non-pvc, non-acidic sheetsCD or DVD of digital photos
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Limitations – photo monitoring
Quantifiable data may be missedSmall notebookPDA or Palm PilotMicro-cassette