Tongass National Forest Plan Maintenance Program

Monitoring Program

Wetlands

Forest Plan Objectives and Monitoring Plan Questions

The following objectives, monitoring questions, evaluation criteria, and adaptive feedback mechanisms are identified in Table 6-1 of the 2008 Forest Plan.

Objective

The destruction, loss or degradation of wetlands should be avoided to the extent practicable. Where wetlands cannot be avoided, impacts to wetlands should be minimized to the extent practicable.

Monitoring Plan Question

Were the wetland conservation practices implemented and effective to avoid and/or minimize impacts to wetlands to the extent practicable?

Sampling/Reporting Period

Annual/Bi-Annual

Evaluation Criteria

Compliance and implementation of the Wetlands Standards and Guidelines: WET I.A and B.

Data and Inventory Sources

Field-collected data, forest wide database; BMP Soil and Water Monitoring.

Feed Back Mechanism

Evaluate site characteristics and change if needed;, logging systems implementation; road design and construction; recreation design and development; Soil and Water Standards and Guidelines.

Monitoring Activities and Projects

A review of the wetland monitoring protocols is being conducted. A description of the specific aspects of the monitoring protocol that are being reviewed, is provided in the Tongass Wetland Monitoring Protocol Review document.

Inventory and Monitoring Data and Reports

This section is a location where resource-specific inventory and monitoring data and reports can be stored and made available for review by Forest Service and other participating agencies, as well as interested members of the public.

Procedures and Tools

The Procedures and Tools subsection of this web site provides information on important procedures and tools used in Forest Plan implementation. These procedures and tools are provided on this web site to help ensure that they are applied in an accurate and consistent manner.