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Brush and Woody Species Management

WSARE PDP Workshop #3

Anvil Ranch in the Altar Valley

October 4, 2018

 

Agenda

Working with Landowners and Collaborative Groups to Apply Knowledge

 

8:00 - 8:30   Coffee and sign in

8:30 - 8:45   Introduction and logistics – Mary Miller (Altar Valley Conservation Alliance (AVCA))

• StoryMap and Brush Management Matrix

8:45 - 9:20   Recap of Big Themes from First Two Workshops with Discussion – Elise Gornish (University of Arizona)

Audio only (Opening remarks by Mary Miller; Elise Gornish starts at about the 5 minute mark)  

Preliminary themes from Workshops 1 and 2:

1. Ecology of grassland conversion to woody species
2. Site evaluation
3. Economics, financing and logistics
4. Toolkit
5. Brush management is a process – not a one-time project
6. Work across boundaries

9:20 – 10:00   Conservation Planning and Brush Management Tools – Kristen Egen (Natural Resources Conservation Service, Tucson Field Office)

• Presentation
• Video (apologies for the jumpiness of the video - filmed with a hand-held device)
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Practice Standard, Arizona - Brush Management
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Practice Job Sheet, Arizona - Brush Management - Chemical Treatment Method
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Practice Job Sheet, Arizona - Brush Management - Mechanical Treatment Method
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Practice Job Sheet, Arizona - Vegetation Management and Control Methods
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Ecological Site Description, Plant Communities

10:00 - 10:30   Break

10:30 – 12:00   Site Selection Strategies and Possible Treatments, with Break Out Groups & Reports – Dan Robinett (AVCA consultant; formerly NRCS)       

• Presentation
• Video  - Dan Robinett
• Video - Break out group reports                     

12:00 - 1:15   Lunch (Includes informal discussions and video interviews)

1:15 – 1:45   Monitoring Protocols and Tools ~ From Sky Down and Ground Up – Sarah Noelle (University of Arizona) and Robert Davis (AVCA consultant)

• Presentation
• Video

1:45 – 2:30   Small Group Discussions on Workshop Takeaways & Possible Next Steps (Evaluation) – Barb Hutchinson (University of Arizona) and Sheila Merrigan (University of Arizona)

• Evaluation
• Small Group Reports

2:30 – 3:00   Brush Management Website & Videos – Sheila Merrigan (University of Arizona) and Angel Marquez (University of Arizona)

• Brush Management Workshops - website
• Brush Managment Videos
  • Brush Management Conversations: Brush Management Series - Common Ground: Cross Watershed Conversations on Finding Brush Control Solutions
  • Brush Management Research: Brush Management Series - Healthy Rangelands: University of Arizona Brush Management Research
  • Clara's Story: Brush Management Series - Healthy Rangelands: Future Land Stewards and Brush Management
  • Gullies Damage Grasslands: Brush Management Series - Healthy Rangelands: Control Gullies, Control Brush, Save Grasslands! 
  • Common Ground - Brush Management Series

3:00 – 3:15   Thank You and Goodbyes – Mary Miller (AVCA)