Institute for Natural Resources

Meeting Materials

• Document 1 - Agenda
• Document 2 - AMPC-IRST Chairs meeting agenda, 30 Sept 2024 meeting agenda
• Document 3 - Timeline and tasks for scoping proposals
• Document 4 - Preliminary literature search results and alternative approaches
• Document 5 - Spreadsheet of steep slopes literature search (downloads as Excel file)
• Document 6 - Preliminary roads literature (downloads as Excel file)
• Document 7 - Example of relevant study review 

Meeting Notes

• Video recording

Meeting Materials

• Document 1 - Agenda
• Document 2 - Compilation of IRST responses to Dube 2010 review
• Document 3 - Roads literature search strategy (draft)
• Document 4 - Draft 45-day letter
• Document 5 - Literature search strategy for initial steep slopes literature review
• Document 6 - IRST nomination process

Meeting Notes

• Video recording

Meeting Materials

• Document 1 - Agenda
• Document 2 - AMPC responses to IRST clarifying questions and comments on road package
• Document 3 - Forest Roads Inventory and Assessment (FRIA) Overview (PDF of presentation from IRST March 2024 meeting)
• Document 4 - Notes from IRST May 7th meeting refining roads research questions
• Document 5 - Presentation: Literature search strategy introduction (PDF) from 3 May 2024 IRST meeting
• Document 6 - Revised "Research and Monitoring in Adaptive Management" presentation (PDF)

Meeting Notes

• Video recording
• Meeting notes

Meeting Materials

• Document 1 - Agenda
• Document 2 - Draft IRST nomination process and application form template
• Document 3 - Standards for BAS: Amendment Information - research and monitoring, and researchable questions (these documents are from the Feb 2024 IRST meeting)
  • Document 3a - (clean copy)  
  • Document 3b - (track changes copy) 

• Document 4  -  AMPC’s Roads Research Questions Package (final) -- this document is from the Feb 2024 IRST meeting

Meeting Notes

• Video recording
• Meeting notes

Meeting Materials

• Document 1 - Agenda
• Document 2 - IRST Charter adopted 19 January 2024
• Document 3 - 2024 IRST Roadmap
• Document 4 - Best Available Science  (BAS) guidance document adopted 19 January 2024
• Document 4a - Appended BAS document
• Document 5 - Draft IRST Peer Review Process and Process used by CMER
• Document 6 - AMPC’s Roads Research Questions Package (final)

Supplemental Reading (not required)

Dubé, K., A. Shelly, J. Black, and K. Kuzis. 2010. Washington road sub-basin scale effectiveness monitoring first sampling event (2006-2008) report. Cooperative Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Report CMER 08-801. Washington Department of Natural Resources. Olympia, Washington. https://www.dnr.wa.gov/publications/fp_cmer_08_801.pdf

Martin, D. 2009. Forest road runoff disconnection survey for private timberlands in Washington. Olympia, WA: Washington Forest Protection Association. https://www.forestsandfish.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2018/12/Road_Mgmt_Survey.pdf

Meeting Materials

• Document 1 - Agenda
• Document 2 - Draft IRST Charter
• Document 3 - Draft Best Available Science Standard (PDF document and downloadable Word document)

Video Recording

Documents Approved

• IRST. 2024. Charter. Independent Research and Science Team. Adaptive Management Program, Oregon Board of Forestry. Approved 19 January 2024.

• IRST. 2024. Standards for Best Available Science: A Guidance Document. Independent Research and Science Team. Adaptive Management Program, Oregon Board of Forestry. Approved 19 January 2024.

Agenda

Meeting Materials

Video Recordings 

• Part 1: IRST member presentations, highlights of IRST member intake questionnaire responses, Department of Justice presentation; IRST Charter discussion
• Part 2: IRST Charter discussion (continued), closing remarks,