Effectiveness Monitoring Committee
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, AND GUIDING DOCUMENTS
- Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Charter
- 2018 EMC Strategic Plan
- 2021 EMC Annual Report and Workplan
- Priorities Received From Boards, Departments, and Agencies
- EMC Completed Research Assessment
PROJECT APPLICANTS
- Effectiveness Monitoring Committee 2021/22 Request for Proposals
- EMC Project Initial Concept Proposal Template
STAFF MEMBERS
Kristina Wolf, Environmental Scientist
The EMC includes representatives from academia, industry, state agencies, consulting firms, and non-profit agencies. The current EMC memberships may be viewed in the following downloadable PDF: Members and Term Expiration
2022 Meeting Materials
- April 2022 EMC Meeting Agenda
- 2b. EMC Annual Report and Workplan 2021 FINAL (PDF)
- 2c. Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Charter (PDF)
- 3. Progress report EMC-2018-003 Alt Meadow Rest April 2022 (PDF)
- 4. Members, Affiliations, Specialties, Term Exp (PDF)
- 4. Membership Rules Charter 2020_Open Seats as of 2022-04-01 (PDF)
- 5. RPF 2021 EMC Final (PDF)
- 6. EMC-2017-008 Final Report April 2022 (PDF)
- 7. DRAFT EMC Grant Guidelines 2021-08-26 (PDF)
- 7. Proposed Contract vs. Grant Project Processing Timeline Scenarios (PDF)
- 8. Little River Final Report (PDF)
- 8. Final Presentation Little River Report, L. MacDonald (PDF)
- 9. Battles EMC-2017-007 Presentation (PDF)
EMC-SUPPORTED MONITORING PROJECTS
Agreement Number |
Project ID, Amount Funded over < 3 years |
Primary Investigator(s) & (Affiliation[s]) |
Project Liaison(s) |
Project Title |
Project Files |
9CA04802 |
EMC-2019-005 $56,200 |
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Sediment Monitoring and Fish Habitat – San Vicente Accelerated Wood Recruitment |
Results expected late 2022 |
9CA04824 |
EMC-2019-003 $156,665 |
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Fuel Treatments and Hydrologic Implications in the Sierra Nevada |
Results expected 2022 |
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 |
Final presentation and Completed Research Assessment expected 2022 |
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 |
Results expected 2023 |
9CA04452 |
EMC-2018-003 $101,802 |
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Alternative Meadow Restoration |
Results expected end 2022 |
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; two publications pending
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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 |
9CA04020 |
EMC-2017-006 $114,844 |
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Tradeoffs among Riparian Buffer Zones, Fire Hazard, and Species Composition in the Sierra Nevada |
Results expected mid-2022 |
n/a |
EMC-2017-002 $1,200 |
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Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest Post-Fire Automated Bird Recorders Study |
Project Complete |
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 |
Results expected 2022 |
8CA03680 |
EMC-2016-003 $700,000 |
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Road Rules Effectiveness at Reducing Mass Wasting (Repeat LiDAR Surveys to Detect Landslides) |
Results expected mid-2023 |
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; additional publications expected spring 2022 |
* 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 Updated January 25, 2022