Adaptive Management

The Blue River Landscape Study is intended as an ongoing example of adaptive management. Through new research, monitoring, modeling and operational experience new information is produced and periodically assessed to determine if aspects of the landscape management or monitoring strategies should be modified. We are currently assessing a number of potential changes.

• Chronology
• Adaptive management process
• Adaptive Management 2000 Final Report
  • Part 1: Adaptive management process, model, year 2000 iteration, recommendations, literature cited; 2000 All-participants meeting, 5/25/00 field trip
  • Part 2: Topic evaluation forms - snags, down wood, road restoration, water quality, refugia, aquatic reserves, retention trees, thinning regimes, crown closure, prescriptions, landscape boundary adjustments, wetlands, prescribed fire
• Adaptive Management 2006-07
• Adaptive Management 2010