Biological Monitoring. [Describe any periodic surveys that will be conducted, by whom, how and when they will be conducted to determine the status of populations, improved/restored habitats, management effectiveness, etc.]
Biological Monitoring. Monitoring of biological or habitat conditions will determine whether conditions on the enrolled property are responding to the conservation measures and management actions being implemented. This response will require comparisons of the established baseline conditions with current habitat or biological conditions as measured through time over the course of implementing the CA. [Note that monitoring has been mutually agreed upon by the Cooperator, ODFW, and the USFWS. Specify methods and frequency of monitoring. Specify how and when results will be shared with the Cooperator.]
Biological Monitoring. Prior to completing a Cooperative Agreement and Certificate of Inclusion for any enrolled property, NDOW, in cooperation with the private landowner and the Service, will complete a detailed biological assessment of that property to determine baseline conditions in cooperation with the Service and the private landowner. The biological assessment of the given property will determine baseline conditions which will include but is not limited to an evaluation of aquatic habitat quality and suitability, a characterization of species present including non-native species, if any, and a determination of management actions being practiced, and the conservation measures needed. Management practices and conservation measures will be incorporated into the subsequent Cooperative Agreement. Prior to NDOW assuming sole responsibility for the biological assessments, the Service will collaborate with NDOW for a minimum of the first five Cooperative Agreements. After this collaboration period between the two Parties ends, NDOW will submit their biological assessment with the Cooperative Agreement to the Service for our concurrence unless a unique situation arises that requires involvement from both Parties. Following the placement of LCT on enrolled lands or when LCT are otherwise known to be present, NDOW, the Service, and/or the NWDPS team will monitor LCT by visiting occupied enrolled lands at least annually to ascertain LCT presence, monitor aquatic habitat quality, and to evaluate the efficacy of current management activities.
Biological Monitoring. The intent of the biological monitoring considered here, is to collect a suite of ecologically informative data, at Key Areas of Biological Concern (KABCs), for the purpose of providing an early-warning indication as to whether, in combination with the hydrologic monitoring component, SNWA groundwater development in Snake Valley is causing adverse effects. A detailed biological monitoring plan will be developed during the Initial Period and implemented and modified as appropriate throughout the Baseline Period and Operational Period. This plan will differentiate monitoring efforts in the Tier I and II monitoring areas, and identify data types and collection methods that: 1) contribute to the characterization of the current ("baseline") condition of groundwater-influenced ecosystems within the KABCs; 2) establish the range of variability for monitored parameters in the KABCs prior to groundwater withdrawal by SNWA;
Biological Monitoring. A primary goal of AGFD and USFWS is to implement a complete monitoring program that includes both population and habitat monitoring. AGFD and USFWS have developed this program and it is included as appendix C. Habitat and species monitoring will take place on an annual basis with the bulk of the surveys being conducted by AGFD and by private landowners (participating through a certificate of inclusion). The overarching goals of this CCAA are to protect the Page springsnail by securing, and where appropriate, increasing the number and size of populations and increasing the amount and quality of habitat available to the Page springsnail. The results of the monitoring efforts will be captured in annual reports beginning in 2008, and copies will be made available to all Parties. By participating in this CCAA landowners agree to allow both AGFD and or USFWS, after reasonable prior notice to the Property Owner, the right to enter the enrolled lands to conduct biological/effectiveness monitoring of the Page springsnail and its habitat.
Biological Monitoring. FWP crews monitor the grayling population(s) within the Project Area using electrofishing techniques with a mobile-anode DC system powered by a generator coupled with a rectifying unit mounted on either a drift boat or Crawdad. Crews monitored grayling within 29 reaches of either the Big Hole River (14) or its tributaries (15). Xxxxx captured 221 grayling within 12 of the sampling reaches. A majority of the grayling captured (190) was young-of-the-year. The complete results and analysis of the 2006 grayling population monitoring efforts can be found in the Montana Fluvial Arctic Grayling Recovery Project: Monitoring Report 2006.
Biological Monitoring. Prior to completing a Cooperative Agreement and Certificate of Inclusion for any enrolled property, the Department, in cooperation with the private landowner and the Service, will complete a detailed biological assessment of that property to determine baseline conditions. The biological assessment of the given property will determine baseline conditions which will include but is not limited to an evaluation of aquatic habitat quality and suitability, a characterization of species present including non-native species, if any, and a determination of management actions being practiced, and the conservation measures needed. Management practices and conservation measures will be incorporated into the subsequent Cooperative Agreement. Prior to the Department assuming sole responsibility for the biological assessments, the Service will collaborate with the Department for a minimum of the first five Cooperative Agreements. After this collaboration period between the two Parties ends, the Department will submit their biological assessment with the Cooperative Agreement to the Service for Service concurrence unless a situation arises that requires involvement from both Parties. Following the placement of Lahontan cutthroat trout on enrolled lands or when Lahontan cutthroat trout are otherwise known to be present, the Department, the Service, and/or the Northwest Geographic Management Unit team will monitor Lahontan cutthroat trout by visiting occupied enrolled lands annually to ascertain Lahontan cutthroat trout presence, monitor aquatic habitat quality, and to evaluate the efficacy of current management activities.
Biological Monitoring. Prior to finalizing CAs and Cis for any enrolled property, NDOW will complete a detailed biological assessment of that property in cooperation with the Service and Cooperator. The biological assessment of the given property will determine baseline conditions which will include, but is not limited to, an evaluation of aquatic habitat quality and suitability, a characterization of species present including non-native species (if any), and a determination of management actions being practiced and the conservation measures needed. Management practices and conservation measures will be incorporated into the subsequent CA. Prior to NDOW assuming sole responsibility for the biological assessments, the Service will collaborate with NDOW for a minimum of the first five CAs. After this collaboration period between the Parties, NDOW will submit their biological assessment with the CA to the Service for our concurrence, unless a unique situation arises that requires involvement from both Parties. Following the placement of LCT on enrolled lands or when LCT are otherwise known to be present, NDOW, the Service, and/or the DPS team will monitor LCT on enrolled lands at least annually to ascertain LCT presence, monitor aquatic and riparian habitat quality, and to evaluate the efficacy of current management activities and conservation measures.
Biological Monitoring. The Permittee will conduct Biological monitoring for covered species in the Agreement. The results of this monitoring will be included in the Annual Report, as described above. This reporting will include a detailed description of the existing habitat conditions within the enrolled lands, an estimate of the population size or occupied habitat acreage for each covered species, a description of each covered species' distribution and productivity on the enrolled lands, and any conservation measures implemented during the first year. Any mortalities, injuries, or diseases to listed species will be documented as well.
Biological Monitoring. In the past, chemical criteria and related monitoring have been the traditional mechanism employed by agencies responsible for protecting aquatic life and assessing the condition of surface waters. Significant improvements in water quality have been made in the last several decades utilizing this approach. However, human actions impact a wider range of water resource attributes than water chemistry alone can measure. The degradation of surface waters can be attributed to a multitude of sources including: chemical pollutants from municipal and industrial point source discharges; agricultural runoff of pesticides, nutrients, and sediment; hydrologic alteration from stream channelization, dams, and artificial drainage; and habitat alteration from agricultural, urban, and residential development. Biological communities are subjected to the cumulative effects of all activities and are continually integrating environmental conditions over time. They represent the condition of their aquatic environment. Biological monitoring is often able to detect water quality impairments that other methods may miss or underestimate. It provides an effective tool for assessing water resource quality regardless of whether the impact is chemical, physical, or biological in nature. To ensure the integrity of surface waters, we must understand the relationship between human induced disturbances and their effect on aquatic resources. Macroinvertebrates Macroinvertebrate surveys are conducted closely following the Guidelines for Collecting Macroinvertebrate Samples from Wadable Streams, published by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 2000). Data collection activities associated with macroinvertebrate sampling are outlined under the approved QAPP titled: Quality Assurance Project Plan Habitat Assessment and Biological Monitoring of Surface Waters, Ho-Chunk Nation Clean Water Act Section 106 Grant# I-E0073801-1, dated March 7, 2011. Macroinvertebrates (inverts) are organisms that are large (macro) enough to be seen with the naked eye and lack a backbone. They inhabit all types of waters, from fast flowing streams to ponds with standing water. Aquatic macroinvertebrates are good indicators of stream quality because they are affected by the physical, chemical, and biological conditions of the stream. Inverts can't escape pollution and show the effects of short and long term pollution that other traditional water chemistry assessments...
