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Approach 1: Intermediate-term Plan (5-10 yrs., or by 2020-2025)
Desired outcomes, actions and milestones to restore and protect meadows to achieve desired conditions.
Desired Outcomes
Actions
Milestones
W/R
Continued meadow restoration and protection achieved
Restore remaining unrestored priority meadows and adaptively manage all meadows in need of protection.
List showing percentage of priority meadows that have undergone restoration and on-going adaptive management. Evaluation of the achievement of objectives with previous restorations, if needed propose additional adaptive management actions in watershed.
W
Integrate knowledge gained through recent studies and restoration projects into additional meadow restoration actions.
Report with an evaluation on the effectiveness of restoration actions in achieving goals and objectives. Evaluation of recent studies of restoration actions and/or monitoring reports and with any necessary suggested changes to designs for future restorations and adaptive management actions.
W
Monitoring and evaluation to support improvement of meadow functionality
On-going measurement of net soil carbon storage in restored meadows and representative subset of protected meadows with soil carbon storage as a component of the greater functioning ecosystem observed in reference meadows.
Report on 2 to 5 year post-restoration measurements of GHG ux and net change in soil carbon reservoirs in restored meadows compared to pre-restoration measurements to determine if desired conditions are being met; development and implementation of adaptive management plans if not being met.
W
On-going monitoring of oodplain and ground water connectivity at site scale where restoration has targeted increased connectivity in ground and surface water.
Report on 2 to 5 year post-restoration measurements of meadow groundwater levels and surface water ows to indicate whether or not desired conditions are being met according to water year types; development and implementation of adaptive management plans
if not being met.
W
On-going monitoring of habitat conditions known to support focal plant and animal species compared to pre-restoration conditions.
Report on 2 to 5 year post-restoration measurements of meadow habitat conditions for key focal species to test whether or not conditions are signi cantly improved compared to pre-restoration conditions; development and implementation of adaptive management plans if not being met.
W
Monitor population or occupancy of key focal sh, amphibian, bird, wildlife and plant and animal species compared to pre-restoration conditions.
Report on 2 to 5 year post-restoration occupancy or population trends for key focal species to test whether or not conditions are signi cantly improved compared to pre-restoration conditions.
W
Develop an annual report for partners to share work currently underway as well as accomplishments.
Report on monitoring, assessment, evaluation of SMART objectives, restoration and other work underway across the Strategy Area. Summarize more technical reports for a more general audience. Post/distribute ndings.
R
On-going monitoring of ows and stream temperatures downstream of restored meadows to determine restoration effects on their dynamics.
Report on 2 to 5 year post-restoration measurements of stream ows and temperatures to determine whether or not desired conditions are being met according to water year types and season; development and implementation of adaptive management plans if not being met.
W/R
Table 2. Fourth column indicates local watershed (W) or regional scale (R)
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