ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING COMMITTEE (EMC)
The 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 are available through the webinar.
MISSION & GOALS
- 2018 EMC Strategic Plan
- 2018 EMC Annual Report and Workplan
- Priorities Received From Boards, Departments, and Agencies 10.29.18
PROJECT APPLICANTS
2019 Meeting Materials
- September 2019 EMC Meeting Agenda
- 2(a)(1) Anderegg - Letter of Interest
- 2(a)(2) Anderegg - CV
- 2(a)(3) Bisbing - Letter of Interest
- 2(a)(4) Bisbing - CV
- 2(a)(5) Freer-Smith - Letter of Interest
- 2(a)(6) Freer-Smith - CV
- 3(a) EMC-2019-001 Concept Proposal_Redacted
- 3(b) EMC-2019-002 Concept Proposal_Redacted
- 3(c) EMC-2019-003 Concept Proposal_Redacted
- 3(d) EMC-2019-004 Concept Proposal_Redacted
- 3(e) EMC-2019-005 Concept Proposal_Redacted
- 4 2018 EMC Annual Report and Workplan
- 4 Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Charter
EMC SUPPORTED MONITORING PROJECTS
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Agreement Number |
Project # |
Primary Investigator |
Subject |
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8CA03650 |
Drew Coe |
Class II Large Study |
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8CA03685 |
Pete Cafferata |
FORPRIEM (ver. 2.0) |
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Drew Coe |
Effectiveness of Road Rules in Reducing Hydrologic Connectivity |
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n/a |
Joe Wagenbrenner, Kevin Bladon, Drew Coe, Don Lindsay |
Boggs Mountain Post-Fire Runoff and Erosion Study |
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8CA03680 |
Bill Short and Dr. Matt O'Connor |
Repeat LiDAR Surveys to Detect Landslides |
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8CA03685 |
Dr. Dahlke and Dr. Dahlgren |
UC Davis Nutrient Study |
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n/a |
Stacy Stanish |
Avian Richness Study on Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest |
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n/a |
Will Olsen |
Class III Watercourse Monitoring |
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9CA04020 |
Dr. Rob York |
Tradeoffs among riparian buffer zones… |
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9CA04019 |
Dr. John Battles |
Tree Mortality in the Sierra Nevada |
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9CA04087 |
Dr. Richard Cobb |
CA FPRs and Relation to Fir Mortality |
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n/a |
Michael Baker |
Bat Community Impacts on State Forests |
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9CA04452 |
Christopher Surfleet |
Alternative Meadow Restoration |
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9CA04453 |
Kevin Bladon, Catalina Segura, Matthew House, & Drew Coe |
Effect of FPRS on Restoring Canopy Closure, Water Temperature, & Primary Productivity |