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Project: Westside Type F Riparian Prescription Effectiveness Project Pilot Study

  • Status: On-Track

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Project Timeline:

July 1, 2013 - December 31, 2024

CMER Scientist:

Jenelle Black

Project Manager:

Alexander Prescott

Rule Group:

Type-F

SAG:

RSAG (Riparian Scientific Advisory Group)

Project Description

Riparian prescriptions and rules are very different from Eastern to Western Washington for Type F (fish-bearing) waters. Currently no Westside Type F Effectiveness Studies are being conducted by the Cooperative Monitoring Evaluation and Research (CMER) committee. While CMER has tested the effectiveness of Eastside Type F riparian prescriptions and the Bull Trout Overlay All Available Shade Rule, the current Westside rule remains based on untested assumptions that riparian prescriptions are functioning as intended. There is therefore a need for a Westside Type F Riparian Prescription Effectiveness study to fill this knowledge gap and compliment the Eastside Type F Effectiveness Study results. However, little is known about the distribution of stand conditions in Westside Type F streams under the current suite of prescription variants. Before such a Type F effectiveness study can be implemented, a Pilot Study is needed to assess the distribution of stand conditions and prescription variants. The Pilot Study will produce information needed to focus and design the Westside Type F Riparian Prescription Effectiveness Before After Control Impact (BACI) study.
The goal at the conclusion of the Pilot study is to have information including:

  • The level of riparian functions associated with the Type F prescriptions, including data on post-harvest large wood recruitment, shade, and sediment delivery,
  • Riparian stand conditions associated with the Type F prescriptions, including stand mortality, density, basal area, and the proportion of sites currently on trajectory to meet the Desired Future Conditions (DFC) target of 325 ft/acre of basal area at 140 years,
  • The frequency, magnitude and distribution of windthrow and its effects on stand structure, buffer tree mortality rates and riparian functions,
  • The relative influence of differences in site conditions and geographic location on the above.

Project Team

Alexander Prescott

Project Manger

Jenelle Black

CMER Scientist

Douglas Martin

Project Team Member, Martin Environmental

Christopher Mendoza

Project Team Member, Conservation Caucus

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Phase

Phase Timeline

Project Intiation
Jul 2013
Scoping
Nov 2013
Study Design
Dec 2015
Implementation
Jan 2018
Data Analysis/Final Report
Sep 2019
New Phase
Oct 2024
Oct 2024
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2023-2025 BIENNIUM BUDGET

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2023-2024

2024-2025