Effectiveness Monitoring Committee
ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING COMMITTEE
The Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC) was formed in 2014 by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board). The Board sought to create an independent committee to assess the efficacy of the Forest Practice Rules and other related laws and regulations. As an advisory body to the Board, the EMC helps implement an effectiveness monitoring program that provides an active feedback loop to policymakers, managers, agencies, and the public by soliciting robust scientific research that addresses the effectiveness of these laws at meeting resource objectives and ecological performance measures related to AB 1492.
The EMC includes representatives from academia, industry, state agencies, consulting firms, and non-profit agencies. This diverse membership reflects representatives from a wide range of California’s natural resources, including water quality, geology, wildlife, and forestry. EMC meetings occur quarterly and are open to the public. Meetings are held in Redding, Ukiah, and Sacramento and may be attended in person or are available through a webinar. Meeting registration information is posted at least ten days in advance of the meeting on the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s webpage under “Upcoming Webinars”.
MISSION, GOALS, AND GUIDING DOCUMENTS
- Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Charter
- 2022 EMC Strategic Plan
- 2023 EMC Annual Report and Workplan
PROJECT APPLICANTS
- EMC 2024/25 Grant Guidelines – Request for Proposals (CLOSED May 15, 2024; reopens 2025)
- California Grants Portal – EMC Application Information (CLOSED May 15, 2024; reopens 2025)
- EMC Completed Research Assessment
- EMC Research Themes and Critical Monitoring Questions
- Crosswalk: EMC-supported projects and Critical Monitoring Questions
- Priorities Received From Boards, Departments, and Agencies
STAFF MEMBERS
Kristina Wolf, Senior Environmental Scientist
The EMC includes representatives from academia, industry, state agencies, consulting firms, and non-profit agencies. The current EMC membership roster may be viewed in the following downloadable PDF: Members and Term Expiration
2024 Meeting Materials
- November 2024 Meeting Agenda
- 04. EMC Agenda
- 4. Progress Report Presentation EMC-2022-004
- 5. Progress Report Presentation EMC-2022-003
- 8. 2025 EMC Strategic Plan Update
- 8. 2025 EMC Strategic Plan Update - Red Line
- 9. 2025 EMC Charter
- 9. 2025 EMC Charter - Red Line
- 10. Revised Completed Research Assessment
- 11. Progress Report Presentation EMC-2022-005
- 14. Progress Report Presentation EMC-2021-003
- August 2024 Meeting Agenda
- 3a-i. Givonne Law LOI Redacted
- 3a-ii. Givonne Law Resume Redacted
- 3b. Izaac Russo Resume Redacted
- 3c-i. Marjan Ghotbizadeh LOI Redacted
- 3c-ii. Marjan Ghotbizadeh Resume Redacted
- 6. EMC Annual Report and Workplan 2023 DRAFT TC w comments 2024-08-28
- 7. 2025 Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Charter REVISION
- 8. Completed Research Assessment EMC-2018-003 DRAFT
- 9a. EMC Grant Guidelines 2024-25 FINAL
- 9b. 2022 EMC Strategic Plan FINAL
- 9c. Completed Research Assessment
- 9d. EMC Budget Projections 2024-25 to 2026-27 REVISED
- 9e. Research Themes and Critical Monitoring Questions
- 9f. EMC Ranking Member Name
- 9f-i. EMC Member Individual Ranking Results
- 9f-ii. EMC Ranking Summary
- 9g. EMC-2024-001 Moriarty Full Proposal Redacted
- 9h. EMC-2024-002 Richardson Full Proposal Redacted
- 9i. EMC-2024-004 Dotters Full Proposal Redacted
- 9j. EMC-2024-006 North Full Project proposal Redacted
- 2a-i. G. Law - LOI Application for EMC member seat Redacted
- 2a-ii. Law Resume Redacted
- June 2024 Meeting Agenda
- 4 and 5. EMC Project Assignments and Status 2024-06-16
- 6. Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Charter
- 7. EMC-2018-006 Final Project Presentation – K. Bladon
- 11a-i. Research Themes and Critical Monitoring Questions
- 11a-ii. Projects and CMQ Matrix 2024-01
- 11a-iii. EMC Grant Guidelines 2024-25 FINAL
- 11b. EMC Budget Projections_2024-25 to 2026-27
- 11c-i. EMC-2024-001 NCASI Foundation-Moriarty Redacted
- 11c-ii. EMC-2024-001 Moriarty EMC Budget
- 11d. EMC-2024-002 UCSC-Richardson Redacted
- 11e. EMC-2024-003 CalPoly-Cobb Redacted
- 11f. EMC-2024-004 SPI-Dotters Redacted
- 11g. EMC-2024-005 OSU-Matthews Redacted
- 11h. EMC-2024-006 TreePeople-North Redacted
- 11i. EMC-2024-007 USFS-Hernandez Redacted
- EMC Meeting Notes June 17 2024
- January 2024 Meeting Agenda
- 2a. EMC Members and Term Exp Webpage
- 5. EMC Project Assignments and Status 2023-08-30
- 5. EMC-2022-003 Full Project Proposal-REDACTED
- 5. EMC-2022-004 Full Project Proposal-REDACTED
- 5. EMC-2022-005 Full Project Proposal-REDACTED
- 5. EMC-2023-003 FULL - OSU Redacted
- 8. 2024-01 Vote EMC Ranking Member Name
- 8. EMC Budget Projections 2023-24 to 2025-26
- 8. EMC Ranking Results 2023-24 Sept 2023 vote
- 8. EMC-2023-002 Final Proposal 10.6.2023 rev
- 8. EMC-2023-002 FULL PROPOSAL - SIG
- 9. EMC Annual Report and Workplan 2023 DRAFT Clean
- 9. EMC Annual Report and Workplan 2023 DRAFT TC w comments
- 10. Research Themes and Critical Monitoring Questions 2024 revision TC
- 10. Research Themes and Critical Monitoring Questions 2024 TC Live Edits
- 11. EMC Grant Guidelines 2024-25 DRAFT
- 11. 2024-25 Priority CMQ Questions Poll
- 12. EMC Charter
- EMC Meeting Notes January 18 2024
EMC MEETING MATERIAL ARCHIVES
EMC-SUPPORTED MONITORING PROJECTS
EMC News
2024/25 Request for Proposals Now Closed
The EMC 2024/25 Request for Proposals to fund research testing the efficacy of the Forest Practice Rules and related regulations closed on May 15, 2024. The next Request for Proposals will be released in late spring 2025. Contact Kristina.Wolf@bof.ca.gov with questions.
NEXT EMC MEETING FEBRUARY 12, 2025
The next EMC meeting will be in person in Sacramento, with secondary locations in Berkeley (other locations TBD), and optional virtual attendance for members of the public. Please join us on Wednesday, February 12th at 9:30 AM: REGISTER HERE.
CALL FOR EMC MEMBER APPLICATIONS
The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) seeks to fill vacancies on the Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC). The Call for Applications will be open until all seats are filled. See the EMC Call for Member Applications for more information. Interested parties may send inquiries or a Letter of Interest and current Resume or CV to Kristina.Wolf@bof.ca.gov. See the current membership roster for details about the current membership.
Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Call for Member Applications
California Forestry Report #7: Mitigating Potential Sediment Delivery from Post-Fire Salvage Logging.
Read the February 2023 Report HERE.
Forest Practice Rules Implementation and Effectiveness Monitoring (FORPRIEM) Program 2008-2013 Monitoring Results
Read the Report (Brandow and Cafferata 2014) HERE.
EMC Links
Agreement Number |
Project ID, Amount Funded over < 3 years |
Primary Investigator(s), Affiliation[s] |
Project Liaison(s) |
Project Title |
Project Files |
9GA23700 |
EMC-2023-003 $242,492 |
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Pre- and Post-Harvest Fuel Loads and Implications for Site Productivity |
Funding encumbered February 2024 |
9GA23701 |
EMC-2023-002 $94,588 |
|
Jessica Leonard, State Water Resources Control Board |
Assessing Fire Hazard, Risk, and Post Fire Recovery for Watercourse and Lake Protection Zones (WLPZ) and riparian areas of California |
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9GA22702 |
EMC-2022-005 $91,278 |
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Decay Rates and Fire Behavior of Woody Debris in Coastal Redwoods |
Funding encumbered June 2023 |
9GA22701 |
EMC-2022-004 $85,000 |
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A critical evaluation of Forest Practice Regulation's capacity to accommodate forest restoration and resilience targets |
Funding encumbered June 2023 |
9GA22700 |
EMC-2022-003 $207,876 |
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Santa Cruz Mountains Post-Fire Redwood Defect Study |
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9CA05659 |
EMC-2021-003 $448,510 |
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Evaluating the Response of Native Pollinators to Fuel-Reduction Treatments in Managed Conifer Forests |
Funding encumbered June 2022 |
9CA04802 |
EMC-2019-005 $56,200 |
|
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Sediment Monitoring and Fish Habitat – San Vicente Accelerated Wood Recruitment |
Project funding disencumbered after term expiration; alternative research plan results expected 2024 |
9CA04824 |
EMC-2019-003 $156,665 |
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Fuel Treatments and Hydrologic Implications in the Sierra Nevada |
Final deliverables and Completed Research Assessment expected 2024 |
9CA04801 |
EMC-2019-002 $68,168 |
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Evaluating Treatment Longevity and Maintenance Needs for Fuel Reduction Projects Implemented in the Wildland Urban Interface of Plumas County |
Completed Research Assessment expected 2024 |
9CA04453 |
EMC-2018-006§ $694,371 |
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Effectiveness of Class II Watercourse and Lake Protection Zone (WLPZ) Forest Practice Rules (FPRs) and Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan (AHCP) Riparian Prescriptions at Maintaining or Restoring Canopy Closure, Stream Water Temperature, and Primary Productivity |
Completed Research Assessment expected late 2024 |
9CA04452 |
EMC-2018-003 $101,802 |
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Alternative Meadow Restoration |
Final deliverables expected 2024
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n/a* |
EMC-2017-012 *no associated funding |
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Assessment of Night-Flying Forest Pest Predator Communities on Demonstration State Forests – with Monitoring across Seral Stages and Silvicultural Prescriptions |
Final results expected 2025 |
9CA04087 |
EMC-2017-008 $108,986 |
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Do Forest Practice Rules Minimize Fir Mortality from Root Disease and Bark Beetle Interactions |
Project Complete; one additional refereed publication expected 2024
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9CA04019 |
EMC-2017-007 $71,278 |
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The Life Cycle of Dead Trees and Implications for Management |
Project Complete; final report in revision and Completed Research Assessment expected 2024 |
9CA04020 |
EMC-2017-006 $114,844 |
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Fuel treatment alternatives in riparian zones of the Sierra Nevada |
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n/a* |
EMC-2017-002 $1200 |
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Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest Post-Fire Automated Bird Recorders Study |
Final results expected 2024 |
8CA03685 |
EMC-2017-001 $192,251 |
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Effects of Forest Stand Density Reduction on Nutrient Cycling and Nutrient Transport at the Caspar Creek Experimental Watershed |
Additional publications and Completed Research Assessment expected 2024 |
8CA03680 |
EMC-2016-003 $100,000 |
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Road Rules Effectiveness at Reducing Mass Wasting (Repeat LiDAR Surveys to Detect Landslides) |
Final deliverables results expected 2024/25 |
n/a* |
EMC-2016-002 *no associated funding |
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Post-fire Effectiveness of the Forest Practice Rules in Protecting Water Quality on Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest |
Project Complete and Closed |
n/a* |
EMC-2015-004 ‡see funding associated with EMC-2015-002
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Effectiveness of Road Rules in Reducing Hydrologic Connectivity and Significant Sediment Discharge |
See EMC-2015-002 Project Complete and Closed |
8CA03685 |
EMC-2015-002 $55,835 |
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Forest Practice Rules Implementation and Effectiveness Monitoring (FORPRIEM) ver. 2.0. |
Project Complete and Closed |
8CA03650 |
EMC-2015-001§ $221,271 |
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Class II Large Watercourse Study: Multiscale Investigation of Perennial Flow and Thermal Influence of Headwater Streams into Fish Bearing Systems |
Project Complete and Closed |
* No associated EMC funding
† project liaisons were introduced in 2020, and some projects were completed prior to assignment of liaisons.
‡ funding linked through associated EMC funded project
§ see also EMC-2018-006 or EMC-2015-001 Updated September 12, 2024