March 25, 2014 1
Introductions Forest First Workgroup Recap Prop 84 Forest First Project Monitoring Forest First Increased Water Supply Improved Water Quality Reduced Operations and Maintenance Costs Latest Information from DWR on Prop 84 2
Four workgroup meetings in 2012, 2013 MOU between SAWPA and the SBNF and CNF Whitepaper 3
Attended workshops or conferences? New partners? New research papers? 4
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Restoration Measures Thinning, Road Retrofitting 7
Mike Goulden UC Irvine (mgoulden@uci.edu) I ll talk about two projects in the Sierra National Forest (above Fresno, near Shaver Lake) Sierra Nevada Critical Zone Observatory (Sierra CZO) Funded by NSF Roger Bales PI (UC Merced) Basic science (hydrology, ecology, biogeochemistry, climate change) Lots of high tech measurements methods development Kings River Experimental Watershed (KREW) Funded by USFS Carolyn Hunsaker PI (USFS PSW Fresno lab) Effects of montane forest thinning and prescribed fire on water quality and quantity Less high tech an excellent experimental design and approach that seems very relevant to what you are discussing I m not really involved in KREW but familiar with what they are doing
Relationships between elevation, climate, and ecosystem properties in the Sierra CZO Mike Goulden and the Sierra CZO Science Team Sierra CZO Research focus: water balance, nutrient cycling & weathering across the rain-snow transition
Science Questions Sierra CZO What are spatial and temporal patterns of water balance, biogeochemistry, plant production, etc? What physical, chemical, and biological mechanisms control these patterns? How might climate change affect water balance, biogeochemistry, plant production, etc? Methodological Needs Approaches to sample spatial and temporal heterogeneity Methods that hold up to harsh conditions Measure the same thing several ways close budgets Experimental design that addresses climate
Unifying theme - Water balance Sierra CZO evapotranspiration streamflow snowmelt precipitation sublimation ground & surface water exchange infiltration Sierra CZO Core PIs Roger Bales et al - Mountain hydrology and biogeochemistry snow depth, meteorology, etc Martha Conklin - Groundwatersurface water interactions - meadow hydrology wells, etc Steven Glaser - wireless sensor networks for environmental monitoring - 60-node network Michael Goulden Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology- flux tower, etc Jan Hopmans - Vadose Zone Hydrology- soil moisture, sap flow, Carolyn Hunsaker - landscape ecology - stream gauges, waterquality, etc Dale Johnson - Biogeochemical cycling spatial and temporal N dynamics, etc Clifford Riebe - geomorphology rates or erosion, soil formation, et Christina Tague coupled hydrology and ecosystem modeling
Elev., m 3000 Experimental design 2400 elevation/climate gradient 1800 1200 600 Sierra CZO
2020 m Midmontane forest Annual mean T 8.9 o C Winter mean T 3.7 o C Annual P1015mm 130 days w/ snow Max tree ht 30.1 m 53% Tree cover
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Two thoughts Effects of treatment of water balance often surprisingly small and recovery surprisingly fast High tech instruments are helpful, but a good experimental design and control are essential More info: Sierra Critical Zone Observatory http://criticalzone.org/sierra/ Second link if you Google: SSCZO KREW http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/topics/water/kingsriver/ First link if you Google: KREW Hunsaker Several nice pages on right panel About this Research
annual rainfall volume of sediment transported volume of water transported stand density occurrence of fires % of the area that is non-chaparral or invasive grasses soil type weather/temperature snowpack levels evapotranspiration elevation slope 8
Prop 84 IRWM 2014 o Immediate regional drought preparedness o Increase local water supply reliability and the delivery of safe drinking water o Assist water suppliers and regions to implement conservation programs and measures that are not locally costeffective o Reduce water quality conflicts or ecosystem conflicts created by the drought 9
DWR releases draft DWR Guidelines & PSP April 1st DWR releases final Guidelines & PSP June 1st Applications due to DWR August 1st 10
April 1 - DWR Draft PSP Aug 1 - DWR Grant Application Due SAWPA Commission meetings (6) Feb 4 April 15 June 17 Aug 19 Oct 21 Dec 16 OWOW 2.0 Adoption Process Review Integration Workshops Selectio n criteria & weights Call for projects Review Committee formation Project Selection & Application Preparation 2015 Grant Solicitation Process Review 2015 Grant Solicitation Selection criteria & weights Jan 16 Mar 27 May 22 July 24 Sept 25 Nov 20 OWOW Steering Committee meetings (6) Jan 14 Apr 14 Jul 14 Oct 14 Dec 14 11
Forest Service Partners develop monitoring program for Round 2 project Update White Paper Suggestions? 12