Project Timeline

• Collaboration Timeline Chart (5/15/08 DRAFT) [7kb PDF, 1 page]

COMPLETED

• April 2007
  Collaboration resolution is signed and, with agreement of the appellants, the Forest Service invites permittees, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, and a sportsmen representative/County Commissioner to join the Collaboration.
• June 2007
  Initial organizational meeting; two field days on the two allotments; and a science meeting developing plans for 2007 summer field work
• July 2007
  Field day on Wildcat/N. Wildcat Creeks (Pine Creek/Sulphurbeds Allotments)
• July-Sept 07
  Field surveys; establish Collaboration website
• Sept 17, 07
  Science meeting to review data that has been gathered during 2007 by Collaboration participants; establish a facilitator selection task group.
• Oct 2007
  Select facilitator
• Nov 29th, 2007
  Developed 2008 timeline for field visits; meetings; and procedures for 2008 development of options for aspen, mountain mahogany, beaver, understory utilization, riparian systems, elk/cattle interactions, restoration, fencing, etc. - Pine Creek/Sulphurdale Allotment only
• February 6th, 2008
  Completed developing 2008 timeline for field visits; meetings; and procedures for development of options for aspen, mountain mahogany, beaver, understory utilization, riparian systems, elk/cattle interactions, restoration, fencing, etc. - Ten Mile Allotment, aspen and mountain mahogany
• April 29th, 2008
  Collaboration meeting in the field, overview of various methodologies to be used this summer
• May 30, 2008 (Ten Mile Creek); May 31, 2008 (Pine Creek); June 1, 2008 (reference stream)
  Rapid Stream Riparian Assessments, to be conducted by Jim Catlin (Wild Utah Project) and David Smuin (Grand Canyon Trust) - all Collaboration members welcome
• June 2008
  Idaho Range conservationist Lew Pence Presentations-using beaver as a management tool for restoring riparian areas. Cedar City, UT - free and open to public
• Summer 2008
  data gathering - all Collaboration members welcome - many specific dates are dependent on actual grazing schedules
• July 7-17, 2008
  USFS and Grand Canyon Trust field work - all Collaboration members welcome
  • July 7-9 - Aspen sites off-allotments
  • July 10-12 - Trend studies, both allotments
  • July 14-17 - Aspen utilization, both allotments
• 2009 Collaboration Meetings
  Meetings to develop collaboration recommendations for final report
  • January 15th-16th, 2009 - Exisiting Conditions
  • February 23rd, 2009 - Desired Conditions
  • March 16th-17th, 2009 - Management Actions to move Exisiting Conditions toward Desired Conditions
• April 18th, 2009
  Final Report DUE

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