Project Tracking Database for M&E. Steve Katz NWFSC-NOAA-F

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1 Project Tracking Database for M&E Steve Katz NWFSC-NOAA-F

2 Project Tracking -- As it is Now For accountability Various needs We do this now For Effectiveness Monitoring (EM) Need some additional stuff Need more detail in the stuff we now collect

3 Effectiveness Monitoring The Medical Analogy Diagnosis Baseline Monitoring Ecological Pathology Outcomes Large-scale regional assessments Design/Implement Restoration

4 Effectiveness Monitoring The Medical Analogy Diagnosis Response Baseline Monitoring Ecological Pathology Outcomes Design/Implement Restoration Specific/Custom Design Where When What to measure Detailed Monitoring on only a few projects for a finite time

5 Diagnosis Implementation Monitoring Treatment Effectiveness Monitoring Response Baseline Monitoring Ecological Pathology Outcomes Design/Implement Restoration Implementation monitoring on many projects, but not detailed for each

6 Project tracking is integrated into synthetic concept for Monitoring Project tracking Treatment Information Needs Design Etc Limiting Factors Sediment Passage H 2 0 Quality H 2 0 Quantity Instream Structure Nutrient Limitation Agriculture Diversions Upslope Activity Riparian Functioning Estuary/Outmigration Habitat M&E Diagnosis & Response Information Needs Design Etc So if a basin has a problem with sediment, we have: Sediment projects, and Monitoring that characterized sediment

7 Project tracking is integrated into synthetic concept for Monitoring Project tracking Treatment Information Needs Design Etc Limiting Factors Sediment Passage H 2 0 Quality H 2 0 Quantity Instream Structure Nutrient Limitation Agriculture Diversions Upslope Activity Riparian Functioning Estuary/Outmigration Habitat M&E Diagnosis & Response Information Needs Design Etc But the monitoring design here (what to measure, when to measure, where to measure) is defined by the questions over here

8 Key Effectiveness Monitoring Questions: 1) Is THIS one project effective? 2) Do actions within a subpopulation or sub watershed, on aggregate effect the larger demographic unit? 3) Are classes of projects effective, and if not why not? On the largest scale of the RME program there is a fourth key question: 4) Do subpopulations or subwatersheds on aggregate affect the ESU or the entire CRB toward recovery goals? Effective = 1) Makes the habitat change it intended 2) Improved VSP criteria of listed fish

9 Key Project-Specific Questions: Example physical questions for Instream Flow projects: Is there an effort to estimate historical flows? If so what were those estimated historical flows? How much are the flows expected to change in volume? How much did the flows change in absolute volume? What is the relative flow rate change that results from the action? What is the expected geographic scale of the Flow control project? What is the realized geographic scale of the flow change? Is there a correlated impact of flow control projects on hyporheic exchange? Are there correlated changes in suspended sediment, bedload and erosion with changes in flows? Are there correlated changes in particulate organic matter (POM) with flow changes?

10 Knowledge of Effectiveness 1) Do actions at a landscape scale have relevant demographic effects for fish? 2) Are classes of projects effective, and if not why not? Either way, you need to know about the projects -All of them

11 2) Are classes of projects effective, and if not why not? Fictional Design Process: 1. Choose a category 2. Develop criteria to define replicate All [riparian] projects on wade-able streams All [riparian] projects that are the only thing on their stream All [riparian] projects that have adjacent streams w/ no projects that could be references 3. Actually Monitor Must know location of projects to validate criteria

12 Effectiveness Monitoring Performance Metrics Number of Fish Effective Not Effective Number of Culverts Treatment Metrics Implementation monitoring needs some treatment metrics

13 Project Tracking To service Effectiveness Monitoring For accountability Various needs We do this now For Effectiveness Monitoring (EM) Need some additional stuff: Measure of Treatment What is actually happening? Spatially explicit project locations What is happening where? Records of all projects What else is potentially confounding?

14 Project Tracking for M&E Rationale Conceptual design with justification of design elements. Appendices Design elements Data Dictionary Gap analysis What we wont be able to do if we don t do this

15 Process : 1) Develop new design (Project tracking for M&E) 2) Gap Analysis What extra are we asking people to do? (In the appendixes) 3) Coordinate with other programs (BPA/PICES, REO, BOR/AA) 4) Request participation Different for different participants Some want hosting Some only populate data Some want spatial services but not hosting

16 What are we doing about it? Provide Design Deploy Project Tracking for M&E data system this year. Migrate historical data into new system Host PCSRF phase II Updating Hosting Spatial support w/out hosting Flexible system so the question is NOT: Does everyone have to do the same thing, the question is: What is the right thing for the region to do? Status quo Where does the region want to be? Everyone populate a common regional system

17 Objectives for this meeting: 1. Review of the design 2. Endorse or Reject the design for PNAMP Not on this meeting s agenda 1. Agreements on deployment 2. Declarations on who is going to pay for it What to measure? Where to measure? When to measure? Who is to collect data? Who is to store the data? Who is to use the data? Status quo Where does the region want to be? Everyone populate a common regional system