Dugout Ranch-CRC_CCAC (ID: 1527)

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Barry Baker, PhD

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Project Start Date:
June 15, 2009

Data Effective Date:
August 15, 2009

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Operational Unit(s):

Utah

Ecoregion(s):

Colorado Plateau

Country(ies):

United States of America

Project Description:
Participated in the 2009 Climate Clinic.

Objectives

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Aspen regeneration that occurs is protected so that the young stems are able to reach maturity
Fire regime (fire return intervals) of aspen-mixed conifer stands - and in mountain habitats into which aspen may move - are within ranges that allow aspen to flourish without excessive competition from the conifers
Fuel loads and fire regimes in ponderosa pine stands are within natural ranges of variability
Invasive annual grasses are reduced to levels that allow native species to thrive in middle and lower elevation systems
Invasive woody species are reduced to levels that allow native species to thrive in middle and lower elevation riparian systems.
Maintain critical aspects of the streams' flow regimes so as to maintain the riverine aquatic and riparian systems and the species that depend on them
Native plant community composition and structure are maintained
Promote soil surface stability in middle and lower elevation ecological systems.
Riparian and adjacent aquatic systems are in proper functioning condition in terms of community composition/structure and streambank stability
Understand adverse cumulative impacts from improper grazing by livestock and wildlife

Targets

Focal Conservation Target	Target Type	Habitat Type
Riverine aquatic	-	Rivers, Streams, Creeks
Riparian	-	Riparian Areas
Aspen	-	Forest
Ponderosa pine	-	Forest
Pinyon-Juniper	-	Forest
Shrub steppe	-	Shrubland
Grassland	-	Grassland

Threats

Threat (Common Taxonomy) ^*	Targets Threatened
Improper Grazing-Livestock (Agriculture & Aquaculture :: Livestock Farming & Ranching )	Riverine aquatic Riparian Aspen Pinyon-Juniper Shrub steppe Grassland
Improper Grazing-Wildlife (Agriculture & Aquaculture :: Livestock Farming & Ranching )	Aspen Pinyon-Juniper Shrub steppe
Soil Erosion/Loss (Natural System Modifications :: Other Ecosystem Modifications )	Riverine aquatic Shrub steppe Grassland
Invasive Plant Species-Nonnative (Invasive & Other Problematic Species & Genes :: Invasive Non-Native/Alien Species )	Riverine aquatic Riparian Pinyon-Juniper Shrub steppe Grassland
Fire Suppression (Natural System Modifications :: Fire & Fire Suppression )	Riverine aquatic Riparian Aspen Ponderosa pine
Soil Movement/Deposition (Natural System Modifications :: Other Ecosystem Modifications )	Riverine aquatic Shrub steppe Grassland
Water Allocation Policies (Natural System Modifications :: Dams & Water Management/Use )	Riverine aquatic Riparian
Presence of Dams/Diversions (Natural System Modifications :: Dams & Water Management/Use )	Riparian
Storms & Flooding (Climate Change & Severe Weather :: Storms & Flooding )	Riverine aquatic
Insects and Pathogens-Endemic Organisms (Invasive & Other Problematic Species & Genes :: Problematic Native Species )	Aspen Ponderosa pine Pinyon-Juniper Shrub steppe
Motorized Recreation (Human Intrusions & Disturbance :: Recreational Activities )	Riverine aquatic Ponderosa pine Pinyon-Juniper Shrub steppe
Seeding Nonnative Plants (Invasive & Other Problematic Species & Genes :: Invasive Non-Native/Alien Species )	Pinyon-Juniper Shrub steppe Grassland
Brush Eradication/Veg Treatments (Human Intrusions & Disturbance :: Work & Other Activities )	Pinyon-Juniper Shrub steppe
Agricultural/Municipal/Industrial Water Usage (Pollution :: Household Sewage & Urban Waste Water )	Riparian
Fire-Increased Freq & Intensity (Natural System Modifications :: Fire & Fire Suppression )	Riverine aquatic Riparian Shrub steppe
Development-Residential (Residential & Commercial Development :: Housing & Urban Areas )	Pinyon-Juniper Shrub steppe

^* For information on the common taxonomy of threats, see http://conservationmeasures.org/CMP/IUCN/.

Strategies

No strategies found for this project.

Viability Summary

Conservation Targets		Landscape Context		Condition		Size		Viability Rank
Conservation Targets		Grade	Weight	Grade	Weight	Grade	Weight	Viability Rank
1	Riverine aquatic	Good	0.0	Fair	0.0	-	0.0	Good
2	Riparian	Good	1.0	Good	1.0	-	1.0	Good
3	Aspen	-	1.0	Fair	1.0	-	1.0	Fair
4	Ponderosa pine	-	1.0	-	1.0	-	1.0	-
5	Pinyon-Juniper	-	1.0	Good	1.0	-	1.0	Good
6	Shrub steppe	-	1.0	Poor	1.0	-	1.0	Poor
7	Grassland	-	1.0	Poor	1.0	-	1.0	Poor
Project Biodiversity Health Rank								Fair

Threat Summary

Project-specific Threats (Common Taxonomy *)	Aspen	Grassland	Pinyon-Juniper	Ponderosa pine	Riparian	Riverine aquatic	Shrub steppe	Overall Threat Rank
Improper Grazing-Livestock (Livestock Farming & Ranching)	High	High	Medium	-	Medium	High	High	High
Improper Grazing-Wildlife (Livestock Farming & Ranching)	Very High	-	Medium	-	-	-	High	High
Soil Erosion/Loss (Other Ecosystem Modifications)	-	High	-	-	-	High	High	High
Invasive Plant Species-Nonnative (Invasive Non-Native/Alien Species)	-	High	Medium	-	High	Medium	Medium	High
Fire Suppression (Fire & Fire Suppression)	High	-	-	High	Low	Low	-	High
Soil Movement/Deposition (Other Ecosystem Modifications)	-	High	-	-	-	High	Low	High
Water Allocation Policies (Dams & Water Management/Use)	-	-	-	-	High	High	-	High
Presence of Dams/Diversions (Dams & Water Management/Use)	-	-	-	-	High	-	-	Medium
Storms & Flooding (Storms & Flooding )	-	-	-	-	-	High	-	Medium
Insects and Pathogens-Endemic Organisms (Problematic Native Species)	Medium	-	Low	Medium	-	-	Low	Medium
Motorized Recreation (Recreational Activities)	-	-	Medium	Medium	-	Low	Low	Medium
Seeding Nonnative Plants (Invasive Non-Native/Alien Species)	-	Low	Medium	-	-	-	Low	Low
Brush Eradication/Veg Treatments (Work & Other Activities)	-	-	Medium	-	-	-	Low	Low
Agricultural/Municipal/Industrial Water Usage (Household Sewage & Urban Waste Water)	-	-	-	-	Medium	-	-	Low
Fire-Increased Freq & Intensity (Fire & Fire Suppression)	-	-	-	-	Low	Low	Low	Low
Development-Residential (Housing & Urban Areas)	-	-	Low	-	-	-	Low	Low
Threat Status for Targets and Project	High	High	Medium	Medium	High	High	High	Very High

Project Resources

Categories & Measures		Score
People
	Staff Leadership	-
	Multidisciplinary Team	-
People Average		-
Internal Resources
	Institutional Learning	-
	Funding	-
Internal Resources Average		-
External Resources
	Social/Legal Framework for Conservation	-
	Community and Constituency Support	-
External Resources Average		-
Overall Project Resource Rank

Assessment of Target Viability

Conservation Target	Key Attribute (Category)	Indicator	Current Indicator Measurement	Rating Comments: (Poor, Fair Good Very Good)	Current Rating and Date	Desired Rating and Date
Riverine aquatic	Biotic Integrity (Condition)	Macroinvertebrate community structure ¹	-	Poor: High number of tolerant taxa Fair: Medium number of tolerant taxa Good: Low number of tolerant taxa Very Good: Low number of tolerant taxa	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Riverine aquatic	Fluvial geomorphology (Condition)	Hydraulic geometry (width to depth ratio, sinuosity, channel incision) ²	-	Poor: Completely outside range of natural (reference) conditions Fair: Moderately to severely departed from reference conditions Good: Slightly to somewhat departed from reference condition Very Good: Wholly within range of reference conditions	Fair Aug 15, 2009	Good
Riverine aquatic	Water quality (Condition)	Dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, temperature, conductivity, pH, turbidity, total dissolved solids ³	-	Poor: Highly altered from expected values -- not suitable to aquatic life native to the system Fair: Altered from expected values and may be harmful to aquatic life with other stressors Good: Altered from expected values, but not harmful to aquatic life Very Good: Within range of expected values	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Riverine aquatic	Hydrology/hydrologic function (Landscape Context)	Flow regime (timing, frequency, duration, magnitude, rate of change of flow characteristics) ⁴	-	Poor: Hydrograph components necessary to create and maintain in channel habitats (riffles, pools, cutbanks, etc.) not present. Heavily altered flow regime. Fair: Some hydrograph components necessary to create and maintain in channel habitats (riffles, pools, cutbanks, etc.) present. Good: Most hydrograph components necessary to create and maintain in channel habitats (riffles, pools, cutbanks, etc.) present. Very Good: All hydrograph components necessary to create and maintain in channel habitats (riffles, pools, cutbanks, etc.) present.	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Riparian	Riparian vegetation presence (Condition)	Extent of riparian vegetation coverage relative to site potential ⁵	-	Poor: 0-25% of available floodplain and appropriate terraces (potential riparian habitat) occupied by riparian vegetation Fair: 25-50% of available floodplain and appropriate terraces (potential riparian habitat) occupied by riparian vegetation Good: 50-75% of available floodplain and appropriate terraces (potential riparian habitat) occupied by riparian vegetation Very Good: 75-100% of available floodplain and appropriate terraces (potential riparian habitat) occupied by riparian vegetation	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Riparian	Vegetation composition (Condition)	Percentage of riparian cover/biomass that is native versus non-native ⁶	-	Poor: 0-50% native Fair: 50-75% native Good: 75-90% native Very Good: 90-100% native	Good Aug 15, 2009	Very Good
Riparian	Hydrology/hydrologic function (Landscape Context)	Natural recruitment of woody native colonizer species ⁷	-	Poor: Recruitment cohort occuring in association with a flow recurrance interval of 20 or more years Fair: Recruitment cohort occuring in association with a flow recurrance interval of 10 or more years Good: Recruitment cohort occuring in association with a flow recurrance interval of 5-10 years Very Good: Recruitment cohort occuring in association with a flow recurrance interval of 2-5 years	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good ⁸
Riparian	Hydrology/hydrologic function (Landscape Context)	Flow regime (timing, frequency, duration, magnitude, rate of change of flow characteristics)	-	Poor: Hydrograph components necessary to create and maintain riparian habitats not present. Heavily altered flow regime. Fair: Some hydrograph components necessary to create and maintain riparian habitats present. Good: Most hydrograph components necessary to create and maintain riparian habitats present. Very Good: All hydrograph components necessary to create and maintain riparian habitats present.	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Aspen	Encroachment by conifers (Douglas-fir, subalpine fir, spruce) (Condition)	Percent canopy cover of conifers	-	Poor: >50% Fair: 25-50% Good: 10-25% Very Good: <10%	Fair Aug 15, 2009	Good
Aspen	Regeneration (Condition)	Density of stems 5-15 feet tall ⁹	-	Poor: <200/acre Fair: 200-500/acre Good: 500-1000/acre; stand is hard to "see through." Very Good: >1000/acre	Fair Aug 15, 2009	Good
Aspen	Species Composition: Non-native plant species (Condition)	Abundance of habitat-altering non-native plant species.	-	Poor: Dominated by non-native plants. Fair: Non-natives may be present and abundant in small and large patches. Good: Non-native species rare. Very Good: No non-native species.	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Ponderosa pine	Species composition / dominance (Condition)	Distribution and abundance of invasive species that can significantly change systems	-	Poor: Weed patches more than 5% of system; some patches much greater than 1 acre Fair: Land management solutions for a changing climate Land management solutions for a changing climate Weed patches 3 and 5% of system; a few patches greater than 1 acre, but still controlable Good: Weed patches between 1 and 3 % of system; no patches greater than 1 acre; Very Good: Weed patches less than 1% of system; no patches greater than 1 acre	-	-
Ponderosa pine	Fire regime - (timing, frequency, intensity, extent) (Landscape Context)	Fire return interval	-	Poor: less than 25% of land area with a return interval between 3 and 20 years, within the normal range of variability of fire intensity. Fair: 25 РІР‚" 50 % of land area with a return interval between 3 and 20 years, within the normal range of variability of fire intensity. Good: 50-75% of land area with a return interval between 3 and 20 years, within the normal range of variability of fire intensity. Very Good: Greater than 75% of land area with a fire return interval range from 3 and 20 years, within the normal range of variability of fire intensity.	-	-
Ponderosa pine	Size / extent of characteristic communities / ecosystems (Size)	The area of forest currently dominated by ponderosa compared to the area that is potentially dominated by ponderosa given a historic fire regime.	-	Poor: Total size of the current pine-dominated forest is less than the historic maximum fire size (30,000 acres) Fair: Total size of the current pine-dominated forest is 1x to 2x the historic maximum disturbance size (30,000-60,000acres) Good: Total size of the current pine-dominated forest is 2x-4x the historic maximum stand replacing fire (60,000-120,000 acres) Very Good: Total size of the current pine-dominated forest system is at least 4x the historic maximum fire.(>120,000 acres)	-	-
Pinyon-Juniper	Abundance of characteristic native plant species (Condition)	Percent cover of native (desirable) grasses and forbs in understory	-	Poor: <5% Fair: 5-8% Good: 8-12% Very Good: >12%	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Pinyon-Juniper	Abundance of non-native plant species (Condition)	Percent cover of invasives in understory	-	Poor: >20% Fair: 10-20% Good: 5-10% Very Good: <5%	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Pinyon-Juniper	Hydrologic function (Condition)	Rills ¹⁰	-	Poor: Rill formation is moderately active to severe and well defined throughout most of the site Fair: Active rill formation is slight at infrequent intervals, mostly in exposed areas Good: No recent formation of rills; old rills have blunted or muted features Very Good: Current or past formation of rills as expected for the site	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Pinyon-Juniper	Soil surface protection: Bare ground (Condition)	Amount of bare ground ¹¹	-	Poor: >60% bare ground Fair: 45-60% bare ground Good: 30-45% bare ground Very Good: 20-30% bare ground	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Pinyon-Juniper	Soil surface protection: Biological soil crust (Condition)	Amount of biological soil crust. ¹²	-	Poor: Well developed crust largely absent, mostly or only in protected areas. Fair: Well developed crust in protected areas and with a minor component in interspaces. Good: Well developed crust evident throughout the site but continuity is broken. Very Good: Well developed crust largely intact and nearly matches site capability.	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Pinyon-Juniper	Soil surface protection: Gap size/distribution (Condition)	Size and distribution of unprotected soil surfaces	-	Poor: Large Fair: Medium Good: Small Very Good: Small	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Shrub steppe	Abundance of characteristic native plant species (Condition)	Percent cover of native (desirable) grasses and forbs in understory ¹³	-	Poor: <5% Fair: 5-8% Good: 8-12% Very Good: >12%	Poor Aug 15, 2009	Good
Shrub steppe	Abundance of increaser plant species (Condition)	Relative abundance of increasers as percent of live cover	-	Poor: >75% canopy cover Fair: 50%-75% canopy cover Good: 25%-50% canopy cover Very Good: 10%-25% canopy cover	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Shrub steppe	Abundance of non-native plant species (Condition)	Percent cover of invasives in understory ¹⁴	-	Poor: >20% Fair: 10-20% Good: 5-10% Very Good: <5%	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Shrub steppe	Age class and structure (Condition)	Percent of shrub population in each of four classes ¹⁵	-	Poor: "0% young >80% mature >30% decadent >15% dead" Fair: "<10% young 60-80% mature 20-30% decadent 10-15% dead" Good: "10-15% young 50-60% mature 10-20% decadent <10% dead" Very Good: ">15% young 40-50% mature <10% decadent Little/no dead"	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good ¹⁶
Shrub steppe	Conifer encroachment (Condition)	Percent canopy cover of pinyon and/or juniper ¹⁷	-	Poor: >25% Fair: 15-25% Good: 10-15% Very Good: <10%	Good Aug 15, 2009	Very Good
Shrub steppe	Hydrologic function (Condition)	Rills ¹⁸	-	Poor: Rill formation is moderately active to severe and well defined throughout most of the site Fair: Active rill formation is slight at infrequent intervals, mostly in exposed areas Good: No recent formation of rills; old rills have blunted or muted features Very Good: Current or past formation of rills as expected for the site	Good Aug 15, 2009	Very Good
Shrub steppe	Soil surface protection: Bare ground (Condition)	Amount of bare ground ¹⁹	-	Poor: >60% bare ground Fair: 45-60% bare ground Good: 30-45% bare ground Very Good: 20-30% bare ground	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Shrub steppe	Soil surface protection: Biological soil crust (Condition)	Amount of biological soil crust. ²⁰	-	Poor: Well developed crust largely absent, mostly or only in protected areas. Fair: Well developed crust in protected areas and with a minor component in interspaces. Good: Well developed crust evident throughout the site but continuity is broken. Very Good: Well developed crust largely intact and nearly matches site capability.	Poor Aug 15, 2009	Poor ²¹
Shrub steppe	Soil surface protection: Gap size/distribution (Condition)	Size and distribution of unprotected soil surfaces	-	Poor: Large Fair: Medium Good: Small Very Good: Small	Fair Aug 15, 2009	Good
Grassland	Abundance of characteristic native plant species (Condition)	Percent cover of native (desirable) grasses and forbs in community ²²	-	Poor: 50% reduction from reference condition Fair: 35% reduction from reference condition Good: 20% reduction from reference condition Very Good: 36% native cover	Poor Aug 15, 2009	Fair
Grassland	Abundance of increaser plant species (Condition)	Relative of abundance of increasers as percent of live cover	-	Poor: > 75% canopy cover Fair: 50%-75% canopy cover Good: 25%-50% canopy cover Very Good: 10%-25% canopy cover (species include Lappula, Opuntia, Ephedera, and Gutierrezia)	Fair Aug 15, 2009	Good
Grassland	Abundance of non-native plant species (Condition)	Percent cover of invasives in community ²³	-	Poor: > 20% non-native cover Fair: 5%-20% non-native cover Good: 1%-5% non-native cover Very Good: < 1% non-native cover	Poor Aug 15, 2009	Fair
Grassland	Hydrologic function (Condition)	Rills ²⁴	-	Poor: Rill formation is moderately active to severe and well defined throughout most of the site Fair: Active rill formation is slight at infrequent intervals, mostly in exposed areas Good: No recent formation of rills; old rills have blunted or muted features Very Good: Current or past formation of rills as expected for the site	Fair Aug 15, 2009	Good
Grassland	Percent composition of functional groups (Condition)	Relative abundance of C3 and C4 grass canopy cover	-	Poor: C3 grasses absent 100% from ecological site potential Fair: C3 grasses decline 60% from ecological site potential Good: C3 grasses decline 30% from ecological site potential Very Good: C3 and C4 grass ratio reflects ecological site potential	Good Aug 15, 2009	Good
Grassland	Soil surface protection: Biological soil crust (Condition)	Amount of biological soil crust. ²⁵	-	Poor: Well developed crust largely absent, mostly or only in protected areas. Fair: Well developed crust in protected areas and with a minor component in interspaces. Good: Well developed crust evident throughout the site but continuity is broken. Very Good: Well developed crust largely intact and nearly matches site capability.	Poor Aug 15, 2009	Fair
Grassland	Soil surface protection: Gap size/distribution (Condition)	Size and distribution of unprotected soil surfaces ²⁶	-	Poor: > 140 cm Fair: 100-140 cm Good: 70-100 cm Very Good: < 70 cm	Fair Aug 15, 2009	Good
Grassland	Vertical community structure (Condition)	Plant height	-	Poor: < 5 cm Fair: 5 - 15 cm Good: 15 - 20 cm Very Good: 20 - 30 cm	Fair Aug 15, 2009	Good

COMMENTS:

¹ This will be more quantifiable after an IHA analysis is conducted that characterizes the range of variability.

² regional averages may be derived from USGS publications but should also be established through reference site data collection

³ Standard suite of parameters in stream research: quantitative, easily measured. Based on expected level for geology of basin, type and size of stream

⁴ This will be more quantifiable after an IHA analysis is conducted that characterizes the range of variability.

⁵ This one gets at a lot of the above: floodplain connectivity, water table, soil moisture, and can be highly affected by human impacts (e.g. grazing, ORV use, water diversion, creekside development, etc.)

⁶ This one can still be very effective if estimated in the field (instead of actually measuring cover/biomass).

⁷ based on averages for other rivers in the literature, no site specific data

⁸ This indicator is not for land use (i.e. grazing impacts)

⁹ Depends on overstory; SDI= <50%

¹⁰ Per classes in ver 4 of IIRH.

¹¹ Per classes in ver 4 of IIRH.

¹² Per classes in ver 4 of IIRH.

¹³ Predictor of ecosystem health; indicator of system resilience

¹⁴ Predictor of ecosystem health (departure from desired state); indicator of system resilience

¹⁵ A measure of shrub population health i.e. establishment, persistence of a stand

¹⁶ the outcome of drought mortality in sagebrush will be an increase in invasives

¹⁷ Indicator of system loss

¹⁸ Per classes in ver 4 of IIRH.

¹⁹ Per classes in ver 4 of IIRH.

²⁰ Per classes in ver 4 of IIRH. Per Com Jayne Belnap

²¹ poor and will stay poor in our life time

²² Reference data from Virginia Park. Used Stipa dominated grassland data because Jayne stated Hilaria represents a minor component. Predictor of ecosystem health; indicator of system resilience

²³ Reference data from Virginia Park. Predictor of ecosystem health (departure from desired state); indicator of system resilience

²⁴ Per classes in ver 4 of IIRH.

²⁵ Per classes in ver 4 of IIRH. Per classes in ver 4 of IIRH. Per Com Jayne Belnap

²⁶ In Stipa only

Objectives, Strategic Actions and Action Steps

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Comments

Objective: Aspen regeneration that occurs is protected so that the young stems are able to reach maturity

Objective: Fire regime (fire return intervals) of aspen-mixed conifer stands - and in mountain habitats into which aspen may move - are within ranges that allow aspen to flourish without excessive competition from the conifers

Objective: Fuel loads and fire regimes in ponderosa pine stands are within natural ranges of variability

Objective: Invasive annual grasses are reduced to levels that allow native species to thrive in middle and lower elevation systems

Objective: Invasive woody species are reduced to levels that allow native species to thrive in middle and lower elevation riparian systems.

Objective: Maintain critical aspects of the streams' flow regimes so as to maintain the riverine aquatic and riparian systems and the species that depend on them

Objective: Native plant community composition and structure are maintained

Objective: Promote soil surface stability in middle and lower elevation ecological systems.

Objective: Riparian and adjacent aquatic systems are in proper functioning condition in terms of community composition/structure and streambank stability

Objective: Understand adverse cumulative impacts from improper grazing by livestock and wildlife

Strategy Effectiveness

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Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: Aspen regeneration that occurs is protected so that the young stems are able to reach maturity

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: Fuel loads and fire regimes in ponderosa pine stands are within natural ranges of variability

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: Invasive annual grasses are reduced to levels that allow native species to thrive in middle and lower elevation systems

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: Invasive woody species are reduced to levels that allow native species to thrive in middle and lower elevation riparian systems.

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: Maintain critical aspects of the streams' flow regimes so as to maintain the riverine aquatic and riparian systems and the species that depend on them

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: Native plant community composition and structure are maintained

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: Promote soil surface stability in middle and lower elevation ecological systems.

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: Riparian and adjacent aquatic systems are in proper functioning condition in terms of community composition/structure and streambank stability

Percent Complete: 0%

Objective: Understand adverse cumulative impacts from improper grazing by livestock and wildlife

All Monitoring Indicators

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Target KEA Refs
Target Threat Refs
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Indicator: Abundance of habitat-altering non-native plant species.
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Aspen
- Condition: Species Composition: Non-native plant species

Indicator: Amount of bare ground
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
Target: Pinyon-Juniper, Category: Condition, KEA: Soil surface protection: Bare ground
	Aug 15, 2009
Target: Shrub steppe, Category: Condition, KEA: Soil surface protection: Bare ground
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Pinyon-Juniper
- Condition: Soil surface protection: Bare ground
Shrub steppe
- Condition: Soil surface protection: Bare ground

Indicator: Amount of biological soil crust.
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
Target: Grassland, Category: Condition, KEA: Soil surface protection: Biological soil crust
	Aug 15, 2009
Target: Shrub steppe, Category: Condition, KEA: Soil surface protection: Biological soil crust
	Aug 15, 2009
Target: Pinyon-Juniper, Category: Condition, KEA: Soil surface protection: Biological soil crust
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Grassland
- Condition: Soil surface protection: Biological soil crust
Pinyon-Juniper
- Condition: Soil surface protection: Biological soil crust
Shrub steppe
- Condition: Soil surface protection: Biological soil crust

Indicator: Density of stems 5-15 feet tall
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Aspen
- Condition: Regeneration

Indicator: Dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, temperature, conductivity, pH, turbidity, total dissolved solids
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Riverine aquatic
- Condition: Water quality

Indicator: Distribution and abundance of invasive species that can significantly change systems
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Ponderosa pine
- Condition: Species composition / dominance

Indicator: Extent of riparian vegetation coverage relative to site potential
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Riparian
- Condition: Riparian vegetation presence

Indicator: Fire return interval
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Ponderosa pine
- Landscape Context: Fire regime - (timing, frequency, intensity, extent)

Indicator: Flow regime (timing, frequency, duration, magnitude, rate of change of flow characteristics)
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
Target: Riverine aquatic, Category: Landscape Context, KEA: Hydrology/hydrologic function
	Aug 15, 2009
Target: Riparian, Category: Landscape Context, KEA: Hydrology/hydrologic function
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Riparian
- Landscape Context: Hydrology/hydrologic function
Riverine aquatic
- Landscape Context: Hydrology/hydrologic function

Indicator: Hydraulic geometry (width to depth ratio, sinuosity, channel incision)
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Riverine aquatic
- Condition: Fluvial geomorphology

Indicator: Macroinvertebrate community structure
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Riverine aquatic
- Condition: Biotic Integrity

Indicator: Natural recruitment of woody native colonizer species
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Riparian
- Landscape Context: Hydrology/hydrologic function

Indicator: Percent canopy cover of conifers
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Aspen
- Condition: Encroachment by conifers (Douglas-fir, subalpine fir, spruce)

Indicator: Percent canopy cover of pinyon and/or juniper
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Shrub steppe
- Condition: Conifer encroachment

Indicator: Percent cover of invasives in community
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Grassland
- Condition: Abundance of non-native plant species

Indicator: Percent cover of invasives in understory
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
Target: Shrub steppe, Category: Condition, KEA: Abundance of non-native plant species
	Aug 15, 2009
Target: Pinyon-Juniper, Category: Condition, KEA: Abundance of non-native plant species
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Pinyon-Juniper
- Condition: Abundance of non-native plant species
Shrub steppe
- Condition: Abundance of non-native plant species

Indicator: Percent cover of native (desirable) grasses and forbs in community
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Grassland
- Condition: Abundance of characteristic native plant species

Indicator: Percent cover of native (desirable) grasses and forbs in understory
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
Target: Shrub steppe, Category: Condition, KEA: Abundance of characteristic native plant species
	Aug 15, 2009
Target: Pinyon-Juniper, Category: Condition, KEA: Abundance of characteristic native plant species
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Pinyon-Juniper
- Condition: Abundance of characteristic native plant species
Shrub steppe
- Condition: Abundance of characteristic native plant species

Indicator: Percent of shrub population in each of four classes
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Shrub steppe
- Condition: Age class and structure

Indicator: Percentage of riparian cover/biomass that is native versus non-native
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Riparian
- Condition: Vegetation composition

Indicator: Plant height
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Grassland
- Condition: Vertical community structure

Indicator: Relative abundance of C3 and C4 grass canopy cover
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Grassland
- Condition: Percent composition of functional groups

Indicator: Relative abundance of increasers as percent of live cover
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Shrub steppe
- Condition: Abundance of increaser plant species

Indicator: Relative of abundance of increasers as percent of live cover
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Grassland
- Condition: Abundance of increaser plant species

Indicator: Rills
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
Target: Shrub steppe, Category: Condition, KEA: Hydrologic function
	Aug 15, 2009
Target: Grassland, Category: Condition, KEA: Hydrologic function
	Aug 15, 2009
Target: Pinyon-Juniper, Category: Condition, KEA: Hydrologic function
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Grassland
- Condition: Hydrologic function
Pinyon-Juniper
- Condition: Hydrologic function
Shrub steppe
- Condition: Hydrologic function

Indicator: Size and distribution of unprotected soil surfaces
(measurement report) (target kea refs)

Measurement Report:

Measure	Date	Source	Trend	Comments
Target: Grassland, Category: Condition, KEA: Soil surface protection: Gap size/distribution
	Aug 15, 2009
Target: Shrub steppe, Category: Condition, KEA: Soil surface protection: Gap size/distribution
	Aug 15, 2009
Target: Pinyon-Juniper, Category: Condition, KEA: Soil surface protection: Gap size/distribution
	Aug 15, 2009

Key Attribute

Grassland
- Condition: Soil surface protection: Gap size/distribution
Pinyon-Juniper
- Condition: Soil surface protection: Gap size/distribution
Shrub steppe
- Condition: Soil surface protection: Gap size/distribution

Indicator: The area of forest currently dominated by ponderosa compared to the area that is potentially dominated by ponderosa given a historic fire regime.
(target kea refs)

Key Attribute

Ponderosa pine
- Size: Size / extent of characteristic communities / ecosystems

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