Forest and Range Evaluation Program Five Year Strategic

Forest and Range Evaluation Program Five Year Strategic Plan Agathe Bernard Kevin Kilpatrick Jack Sweeten Michael Pelchat Peter Bradford

5 Year Strategic Plan § Vision: Resource Sustainability through Science and Stewardship. § Mission: To be a world leader in resource stewardship monitoring and effectiveness evaluations; providing the science-based information needed for decision-making and continuous improvement of British Columbia’s forest and range practices, policies and legislation.

5 Year Strategic Plan Key strategies – Achieving Excellence in: Clarity of priorities Leadership & People Focus Program Development and Implementation Continuous Improvement through Critical Reflection § Communication – Influencing change through collaboration and information sharing § §

5 Year Strategic Plan Excellence in FREP Development and implementation: § Budget and capacity § Quality § Service § Information Management § Implementation § Training § Linkages

5 Year Strategic Plan Critical reflection and Continuous Improvement: § Communication – Influencing change by sharing information § Closing the loop – turning lessons into practice (specific mechanisms) § Reporting § Information gathering § Stakeholder input § Partnerships § Professional accountability § Filling the knowledge gap § Effecting change in the Forest Practices Framework

5 Year Strategic Plan 2007/08 service plan deliverables: § % achievement of monitoring targets completed by districts § % of FRPA values with measurable indicators for FREP monitoring and evaluation § Number of intensive evaluation projects conducted based on RSM red flags and/or other documented priority setting procedures

5 Year Strategic Plan

Implementation Plan § What is an implementation plan? § Identifies: § When and how a resource value checklist will be implemented § Resources allocated and resources needed to implement the FREP program § Priorities § Why is it being done? § Coordinate program implementation amongst Resource Value Team Leaders (RVTL) § Strategize resources § Perception that RSM implementation might overwhelm district resources § Districts wanted to know how FREP would unfold

Implementation Plan § How was the plan created? § Surveys § District Survey § RVTL Survey/Interview § Data analysis § Analyse and compare the data between District input and RVTL expectations § Analyse and compare the data with provincial needs, priority questions and allocation to ensure the best use of the resources

District Survey Checklist # Blocks or Steams Sampled Estimated PTraining Days Estimated P- Days for Field by Checklist Days for Work (Include all Office/Field (Include staff) Preparation Travel Time) Estimated PDays # Staff Contribution Involved in for FREP (e. g. RSM CI workshop, FREP IMS) Riparian 15 3 (3) 23. 4 6 1 6 Stand-Level Biodiversity 15 1 (3) 27. 4 9 1 6 Water Quality 1 Soils 1 Karst 1 Other (please specify) TOTAL 15 District: KALUM Region: NORTHERN INTERIOR 4 (3) 50. 8 15 2 6

RVTL Survey/Interview § Collected and/or confirmed the following information: § Objective/Question § Team members § Status § Crew size, person-days requirement, training, skills and knowledge, supporting information § Current/future project or research

FREP Implementation Plan § Analysis assumptions: § 1 Person Day = 7 hours § 261 Person Days/Year

FTE Requirements (Mo. FR)

Resource Value Checklist Implementation Schedule

Implementation Plan § District surveys § Provincial and regional averages and ranges § Included in the binder § For information and self-assessment § Will not be included in the Strategy document § Questions?