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Northwest Habitat/ Biodiversity Metrics:

Northwest Habitat/ Biodiversity Metrics:. Oak Floodplain Sagebrush/Sage Grouse. Defenders of Wildlife. Metrics. Oak. Sagebrush/ Sage Grouse. Floodplain. Defenders of Wildlife. How habitats were selected. Conservation priorities Potential for regulation (sage grouse)

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Northwest Habitat/ Biodiversity Metrics:

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  1. Northwest Habitat/ Biodiversity Metrics: Oak Floodplain Sagebrush/Sage Grouse Defenders of Wildlife

  2. Metrics Oak Sagebrush/ Sage Grouse Floodplain Defenders of Wildlife

  3. How habitats were selected • Conservation priorities • Potential for regulation (sage grouse) • Priority for incentive programs Defenders of Wildlife

  4. Process for building metrics • Adamus Resource Assessment • Willamette Partnership facilitation • Expert advisors met 3 times • Field testing at 5+ sites • Extensive checking of calculators • Development of user’s guides Defenders of Wildlife

  5. Level of involvement Capture everything Precision Practicality Speed Cost Defenders of Wildlife

  6. Our Partners Defenders of Wildlife

  7. Oak American Bird Conservancy The Nature Conservancy Willamette University Heritage Seedlings U.S. Forest Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Zena Timber Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Lost Lagoon Farm Yamhill Co. District Conservationist Oregon Institute for Natural Resources Kenagy Farm Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District Columbia Land Trust Natural Resource Conservation Service Wildwood, Mahonia McKenzie Land Trust Greenbelt Land Trust Polk County Conservationist Oregon State University Willamette Partnership Defenders of Wildlife

  8. Floodplain • American Bird Conservancy • City of Yakima Washington • The Nature Conservancy • U.S. Forest Service • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board • Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife • University of Oregon • Oregon Institute for Natural Resources • Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District • Natural Resource Conservation Service • Wildwood, Mahonia • Environmental Protection Agency • Department of Environmental Quality • Freshwater Trust • Greenbelt Land Trust • McKenzie Land Trust • Columbia Land Trust • Oregon State University • Willamette University • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Zena Timber • Lost Lagoon Farm • Kenagy Farm • Willamette Partnership Defenders of Wildlife

  9. Sagebrush/sage grouse • Ecotrust • The Nature Conservancy • U.S.D.A. Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center • Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board • Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife • Western Governors Association, Columbia Plateau Project • Ecosystem Management Research Institute • Oregon State University Extension Service • Natural Resources Conservation Service • Oregon State University Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management • Harney County Watershed Council • Bureau of Land Management • Environmental Defense Fund • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • U.S. Geological Survey • Willamette Partnership Defenders of Wildlife

  10. How the metrics can be used • Rapid assessments • Ecological baseline • Impact of development • Ecological improvement • Measure outcomes • Mitigation programs Defenders of Wildlife

  11. What the metrics measure • Measuring Up categories • Context • Vegetation • Species • Abiotic • Practices • Risk Defenders of Wildlife

  12. Context • Priority conservation area • Connectivity • Compatible neighbors Defenders of Wildlife

  13. Vegetation • Amount of natural land cover • Forest canopy • Composition • Invasive species Defenders of Wildlife

  14. Special status animal & plant species Defenders of Wildlife

  15. Abiotic • Proximity to water • Area of site flooded Defenders of Wildlife

  16. Practices • Feasibility of burning • Adaptive management Defenders of Wildlife

  17. Risk • Proximity to roads • Influence of water diversions • Structures and development Defenders of Wildlife

  18. Defenders of Wildlife

  19. Defenders of Wildlife

  20. Defenders of Wildlife

  21. Sagebrush/Sage Grouse Habitat Metric Defenders of Wildlife

  22. Sagebrush metric: In the office • Consult with landowner • Research project site • Aerial image, map retrieval • Designation of project site boundaries Defenders of Wildlife

  23. Sagebrush metric: At the project site • Gather transect data • Revise answers as necessary Defenders of Wildlife

  24. Sagebrush metric: Back at the office Transfer field data to calculator Defenders of Wildlife

  25. Calculator • Excel workbook: • Cover page • Data entry • Species information • Field forms Defenders of Wildlife

  26. Sagebrush metric: Final scores • Scores automatically calculated • Error checks • Score = % optimum habitat quality Defenders of Wildlife

  27. Sagebrush metric: Final scores Defenders of Wildlife

  28. Sagebrush final score vs. sage grouse final score • Sage grouse indicator (leks) not in sagebrush score • Sensitive species not in sage grouse score Defenders of Wildlife

  29. What the metrics do not do • Provide detailed site-level biological inventories • Support landscape-scale conservation planning decisions Defenders of Wildlife

  30. Lessons learned • Collaborative, adaptive management • Integrated team approach to calculator development • Extensive review • More field testing • More time to develop • Economies of scale Defenders of Wildlife

  31. What’s next? • Consistent national framework? • Organized by plant communities? • Habitats, species, or both? • Which habitats, species, why, and how many? Defenders of Wildlife

  32. Benefits of a metrics framework Cost effective Uniformity Easy to use Consistent format, but flexible for different habitats/species Defenders of Wildlife

  33. Challenges remain • Who develops, manages suite of metrics? • How to connect to broader scale priorities? • How to apply across jurisdictions and ownerships? • Flexibility for specific ecosystems, program needs? • Initial and long term funding? Defenders of Wildlife

  34. Building a consistent framework • Partnership agreement • Reach agreement on overall structure for habitat types • Assemble a team – public/private partnership • Secure funding from multiple sources • Identify a management structure – outside government? Defenders of Wildlife

  35. Marketplace for Nature: New portal in theConservation Registry Defenders of Wildlife

  36. Conservation Registry: 7 state portals, 12 partner portals, 100,000 projects www.conservationregistry.org

  37. Conservation Registry:Home of the National Conservation Easement Database nced.conservationregistry.org

  38. Conservation Registry:Showing projects relative to priorities nced.conservationregistry.org

  39. Marketplace for Nature portal marketplace.conservationregistry.org

  40. Habitat metrics: user’s guides & calculators

  41. New data fields for marketplace projects

  42. Search terms: Biodiversity, Wetlands, Pollinators, Carbon

  43. Project detail pages: targeted ecosystem services, credit summary

  44. Questions? Defenders of Wildlife

  45. Sara Vickerman Defenders of Wildlife 503-697-3222 svickerman@defenders.org www.conservationregsitry.org Defenders of Wildlife

  46. Questions? Defenders of Wildlife

  47. Sara Vickerman Defenders of Wildlife 503-697-3222 svickerman@defenders.org www.conservationregsitry.org Defenders of Wildlife

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