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The Gulf Coastal Plains & OzarksLandscape Conservation Cooperative:Defining Desired Ecological States to GuideRestoration and ConservationJohn TirpakScience CoordinatorU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceLafayette, LAConference on Ecological andEcosystem RestorationNew Orleans, LAJuly 30, 2014
GCPO LCC A non-regulatory conservation partnershipcomprised of private, state, and federalagencies and organizations Purpose– Define, design, and deliver landscapes capableof sustaining natural and cultural resources atdesired levels now and into the future Integrate priorities across resource perspectives Incorporate future change into current planning
GCPO LCC FunctionIntegrate Priorities across Resource Perspectives
GCPO LCC FunctionIncorporate Future Change into Current Planning1940
GCPO LCC FunctionIncorporate Future Change into Current Planning2010
GCPO LCC FunctionIncorporate Future Change into Current Planning20302030
GCPO LCC FunctionIncorporate Future Change into Current Planning2030
GCPO LCC FunctionIncorporate Future Change into Current Planning“Skate to where the puck is going, not towhere it has been”-Wayne Gretzky
GCPOLCC ASMT
Adaptation Science Management antsCulturalWater
Adaptation Science Management TeamStructureFishEast GulfCoastal PlainOzarkHighlandsMississippiAlluvial ValleyWest GulfCoastal PlainGulf Water
Adaptation Science Management TeamFishEast Gulf Coastal Plain/South Atlantic-Gulf,TennesseeAquaticInvertsTim Churchill Jessica Homyack Barry Grand Darren MillerJeff Powell(TWRA)(Weyerhaeuser) (USGS(Weyerhaeuser) (USFWS)Auburn)OzarkMike KruseHighlands/Missouri, Ohio, (MDC)Upper MississippiHerpsStructureBill Sutton(SEPARC-UTK)BirdsMammalsTodd Jones- ShaunaFarrandMarquardt(CHJV)(USFWS)Mississippi Alluvial Valley/ Hal Schramm Hardin Waddle RandyLower Mississippi(USGS-MSU) (USGS-NWRC) Wilson(USFWS)PlantsJeff Fore(TNC)DavidEsther StrohBowles (NPS) (USGS-CEEC)Joe Clark (UTK) WendellSammy KingHaag (USFS) (USGS-LSU)CultureWaterKen Ppool(MDAH)Scott Gain(USGS)VACANTDanMagoulick (USGS-UA)MargoSchwadron(NPS)Ed Lambert(USACE)West Gulf Coastal Plain/Arkansas-Red-White, TXGulfLee Holt(USFWS)Craig Rudolph(USFS)Anne Mini(LMVJV)Chris Comer(SFA)Tony Brady Jason Singhurst VACANT(USFWS)(TPWD)Ralph Godfrey(USFWS)Gulf Coast/TX-GulfGlennConstant(USFWS)Keri Landry(LDWF)MarkWoodrey(MSU)Jeff Duguay(LDWF)MegGoeckerMike izationalFederalStateNGO/PrivatePartnershipJulie Whitbeck VACANT(NPS)
DRAFT Science Agenda and Work Plan Purpose– Articulate the initialsubset of scienceneeds that are thespecific priorities ofthe GCPO LCCPartnership and thelogic behind theiridentification– Communication tool– Context for LCCscience
Strategic Habitat Conservation“An iterative process ofdeveloping and refininga conservation strategy,making efficientmanagement decisions,and using research andmonitoring to assessaccomplishments andinform future iterationsof the conservationstrategy”
Conservation Framework Decision Context– Decisions reflect a specific action at a specificplace to affect a specific targetPrescribed burn on 40 acres of longleaf pine in HancockCounty to promote an herbaceous understory for bobwhitesReforestation of 200 acres of bottomland hardwoods in TensasParish to restore connectivity for black bearsStreambank stabilization on a ½-mile reach of the Kings Riverto reduce erosion and maintain flow suitable for smallmouth
Conservation Framework Decision Context– Decisions reflect a specific action at a specificplace to affect a specific targetPrescribed burn on 40 acres of longleaf pine in HancockCounty to promote an herbaceous understory for bobwhitesReforestation of 200 acres of bottomland hardwoods in TensasParish to restore connectivity for black bearsStreambank stabilization on a ½-mile reach of the Kings Riverto reduce erosion and maintain flow suitable for smallmouth
Conservation Framework Decision Context– Decisions reflect a specific action at a specificplace to affect a specific targetPrescribed burn on 40 acres of longleaf pine in HancockCounty to promote an herbaceous understory for bobwhitesReforestation of 200 acres of bottomland hardwoods in TensasParish to restore connectivity for black bearsStreambank stabilization on a ½-mile reach of the Kings Riverto reduce erosion and maintain flow suitable for smallmouth
Conservation Framework Decision Context– Decisions reflect a specific action at a specificplace to affect a specific targetPrescribed burn on 40 acres of longleaf pine in HancockCounty to promote an herbaceous understory for bobwhitesReforestation of 200 acres of bottomland hardwoods in TensasParish to restore connectivity for black bearsStreambank stabilization on a ½-mile reach of the Kings Riverto reduce erosion and maintain flow suitable for smallmouth
Conservation Framework Decision Context– Decisions reflect a specific action at a specificplace to affect a specific target– Spatial depiction of this logic is conservationdesign
GCPO LCC Purpose– Define, design, and deliver landscapes capableof sustaining natural and cultural resources atdesired levels now and into the future
GCPO LCC Purpose– Define, design, and deliver landscapes capableof sustaining natural and cultural resources atdesired levels now and into the future
GCPO LCC Purpose– Define, design, and deliver landscapes capableof sustaining natural and cultural resources atdesired levels now and into the future
Biological Planning Define– Landscapes– Natural and cultural resources– Desired levels
Defining LandscapesOzarkHighlands Geographic frame of referenceMississippiAlluvialValleyWest GulfCoastal PlainEast GulfCoastal PlainGulf Coast
Biological Planning Define– Landscapes– Natural and cultural resources
Defining Natural Resources Habitat frame of reference– Broadly Defined Habitats (Pyne and Hunter) Beaches and DunesBogs, Fens, and SeepsCave, Karst, and SpringsEstuarine SystemsForested WetlandsFreshwater AquaticFreshwater TransitionalGrasslands-Prairies-SavannasMarineOpen Pine Woodlands and SavannasScrub-ShrubUpland Hardwoods
Defining Desired Levels Endpoints define the desired states forbroadly-defined habitats Endpoints are hierarchical– Ecosystem Ecologically important processes– Landscape Spatial and temporal patterns of habitat– Community Biotic diversity and composition– Species Ecological role (habitat, functional, etc.)
Defining Desired Levels Endpoints define the desired states forbroadly-defined habitats Endpoints are hierarchical– Ecosystem Ecologically important processes– Landscape Spatial and temporal patterns of habitat– Community Biotic diversity and composition– Species Ecological role (habitat, functional, etc.)
Defining Desired Levels Landscape endpoints – spatial and temporalpatterns of habitat– Terrestrial Amount (acres) Configuration (patch size, connectivity, etc.) Condition– Structure (e.g., stem density, basal area, canopy cover, etc.)– Composition (e.g., oak, pine, grass, forb, tree, etc.)– Aquatic Amount (acres or miles) Configuration (connectivity) Condition– Water quantity (flow)– Water quality (e.g., pH, nutrient load, etc.)– Structure (e.g., substrate, channel morphology, etc.)
Science Need Theme Defining desiredstates for eachhabitat in terms ofspecific endpoints isa top priority
Open Pine Woodland and Savanna Desired State of the System– Woodlands and savannas comprised mostlyof pine with low basal area, open canopies,and dense herbaceous understories in largeinterconnected blocks How much pine?How low does the basal area need to be?How open the canopy?How much understory?How large the forest block?How interconnected?
Surrogate SpeciesProvide a LENS through which we look at ourhabitat types and quantify specific values forlandscape endpoints
West Gulf Coastal Plain Open PineTargets to Objectives Setting populationobjectives forspecies limited bydesired habitatconditionsprovides habitatobjectives as well
Research Directions Testing the robustness of these relationships– Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center– Mississippi State University Incorporating economics and landownerpreferences– Weyerhaeuser and NCASI– Mississippi State University, Duke University,NRCS, and Farm Bureau Thinking about the future– US Forest Service and University of Missouri– USGS Climate Science Centers
Take Home Message LCCs are conservation partnerships– Define shared vision for conservation Desired ecological states– Coordinate priorities across place-based andresource-based partnerships– Identify science needs shared by multiplepartners that address desired states forhabitat types– Coordinate research to address these scienceneeds
For More Informationwww.gcpolcc.org
Contact InfoJohn TirpakScience CoordinatorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service700 Cajundome BoulevardLafayette, LA 70506Office: 337-266-8565Cell: 601-630-7010E-mail: john tirpak@fws.gov
The Gulf Coastal Plains & Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative: Defining Desired Ecological States to Guide Restoration and Conservation. John Tirpak . Science Coordinator . U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service . Lafayette, LA . Conference on Ecological and . Ecosystem Restoration . New Orleans, LA . July 30, 2014
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endemic fish and wildlife populations and the ecological functions and processes on which they depend. The Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks (GCPO) LCC, located in the south-central US (Figure 1), is one of 22 LCCs identified by the Department of Interior. On November 1
The Gulf Coastal Plains & Ozarks (GCPO) Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) is working to define, design, and deliver landscapes capable of sustaining natural and cultural resources for future generations. In 2016, the GCPO LCC produced its first landscape conservation design, our Conservation Blueprint 1.0.
