The goal of this project is to provide robust monitoring data and tools that can be used to guide land management decisions, improve adaptive management, and sustain the health, diversity, and…

The goal of this project is to provide robust monitoring data and tools that can be used to guide land management decisions, improve adaptive management, and sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of public lands for generations to come. To accomplish this, walker basin conservancy (WBC) will work with the bureau of land management (BLM) to utilize the blms assessment, inventory, and monitoring (aim) framework to assess the condition of upland and riparian habitat in the carson city district office. WBC will hire and train 6 seasonal field staff annually to operate two field crews surveying approximately 70 terrestrial aim plots per year and approximately 10 riparian and wetland aim plots per year. WBC will conduct quality assurance and quality control (QA QC) of collected data, share IT with the BLM and through appropriate databases, provide data summaries and analysis as needed, and submit annual implementation summaries and progress reports. This project will indirectly benefit the blms rangeland management goals by completing monitoring activities associated with land use plans and district office and field office-level goals, including grazing evaluations, land health assessments, emergency stabilization and response (ESR), ongoing restoration projects, fuels management projects, and specific management plan or nepa activities. IT will also directly benefit the public by supporting professional development of early career professionals and providing information that can be used by the scientific community and conservation practitioners, including WBC, to sustain and improve the health and productivity of public lands. WBC has extensive monitoring and research experience as well as land management and stewardship experience. WBC is uniquely positioned not only to consistently deliver high quality data for adaptive management on BLM lands, but also use the data collected and experience on the landscape to prioritize, develop, and implement future rangeland improvement and habitat management projects in partnership with the BLM and other organizations.