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Science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (S-TEK) working group webinar

September 19, 2014

GBLCC S-TEK Working Group 9/19/2014

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S-TEK process schedule

Impact matrix review

Topic categorization and detailed evaluation approach

Today’s agenda topics

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Process schedule

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Revised S-TEK scheduleMay June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan Feb

Phase 1: Needs inventory for prioritization

Phase 2: Narrow the “long list”

Phase 3: Confirm priorities and plan implementation

Webinar In-person workshopSteering Committee Update/Presentation

Great Basin Forum

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Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Steering

Committee

schedule

Steering Committee

update (progress

update)

Steering Committee

(progress update)

Steering Committee

update (final

report)

S-TEK

schedule

Webinar (9/19) In-person (10/15) Webinar (11/13) Forum, webinar

(TBD)

Added Webinar

(TBD)

S-TEK

meeting

activities

• Review impact

matrix results

• Package results

for detailed

evaluation

• Review and

finalize

definitions

• Confirm ranking

criteria and

portfolio

balancing factors

• Finalize scoring

exercise

• Possible preview

of scoring

results,

otherwise those

that can

participate in

forum

• Review draft

strategy doc and

annual

implementation

approach

Offline work • Definition

development

• Exercise

development

• Draft plan • Update plan • Finalize plan

Forum

Activity

• Scoring exercise,

topics with

expertise only (S-

TEK members, SC

members and

others invited)

• Review scoring

results

• Discussion of

priority science

needs

• Discuss

management

challenges/imple

mentation

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Impact matrix review

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Change agents/drivers

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“Impacts Matrix” exercise:Identify important topics for GBLCC to address (criteria focused on resource management relevance)

Phase 2: prioritization

“Long list” of needs

“Short list”

“Short List”:Top Ranked Driver- Resource Pairs

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S-TEK Working Group evaluates all pairs using criteria/balancing factors

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Topic X

Topic DTopic CTopic BTopic A

Priority Score

Phase 3: final priority topics

Science priorities

“Short list”

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Impact matrix results

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Topic categorization/detailed eval.

NP LCC example

22 short list items grouped into 6 ecosystem categories

Evaluators score topics within categories they have expertise

4 primary criteria for evaluation

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Categorization example

Category 1 (Marine)Sea Level - Marine Shoreline

Storms - Marine ShorelineSea Level - Estuaries

Sea Level - Marine NearshoreOcean Condition -

Shellfish/InvertebratesSea Level - Sites

Category 4 (Freshwater)Hydrologic Regime - RiparianFloods/Droughts - Riparian

Floods/Droughts - River/StreamHydrologic Regime - Groundwater

Category 2 (Forest)Fire Regime - ForestPrecipitation - Forest

Invasives, Disease, Pests – ForestAir temperature - Forest

Category 5 (Freshwater)Hydro Regime - River/StreamPrecipitation - River/Stream

Air temperature - River/StreamFresh WQ - River/Stream

Category 3 (Freshwater)Hydro Regime – Anad. Fish

Fresh Water Quality – Anad. Fish

Category 6 (Cross-Ecosystems)

Invasives, Disease, Pests - BioCommunities

Air temperature - BioCommunities

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Possible GB ecosystem categories

Rivers/streams, groundwater, springs,

lakes

Sagebrush Riparian, wetlands

Salt desert Forest and woodlands (aspen, coniferous forest,

pinyon/juniper)

Mountain brush, alpine

Cultural resources

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Next steps: S-TEK member tasks

Expanding on definitions for remaining topics

Next meeting: Oct. 15 in Reno.

Review and finalize definitions

Confirm ranking criteria and portfolio

balancing factors

Finalize detailed evaluation exercise

Scoring to occur through November

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S-TEK Strategy process overview

“Short list”

Science priorities

Evaluation criteria and

balancing factors

Guiding Principles

Inventory and “Long list” of LCC-wide needs

Science needs Management needs

S-TEK Strategic Plan

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Future Implementation