PNAMP Mission Statement

PNAMP provides a forum to enhance the capacity of multiple entities to collaborate

to produce an effective and comprehensive network of aquatic monitoring programs in the Pacific Northwest based on sound science

designed to inform public policy and resource management decisions.

Pacific NorthwestPacific NorthwestAquatic Monitoring Aquatic Monitoring

PartnershipPartnership(PNAMP)(PNAMP)

Jennifer M. Bayer, Coordinator (USGS)

PNAMP ObjectivesPNAMP Objectives

Provide a technical forum to develop, Provide a technical forum to develop, coordinate and inform monitoring and coordinate and inform monitoring and evaluation (M&E) programsevaluation (M&E) programs

Provide a forum for communication with Provide a forum for communication with decision makersdecision makers

Be a clearing house for sample design, Be a clearing house for sample design, protocol development, and data protocol development, and data management activitiesmanagement activities

Provide process to establish Provide process to establish landscape/ecosystem metricslandscape/ecosystem metrics

PNAMP PartnersPNAMP Partners

WA GSRO

Charter signed by 20 state, tribal, federal, and regional entities:

Coordination StructureCoordination StructureExecutive Network

Steering Committee

Technical Workgroups/SubcommitteesWatershed

Condition WG

Project Effectivene

ss WG

Fish Population Monitoring WG

DataMgmt WG

Coordination Team

Lead

Lead Lead

Lead

Estuary WG

High Level Indicators Subcom.

Protocol Manager/Data Dictionary

Subcom.

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

Successful Successful forum for dialogueforum for dialogue Specific projects Specific projects Validation of “in-kind contribution” Validation of “in-kind contribution”

approachapproach Recommendations (formal)Recommendations (formal) Programmatic coordinationProgrammatic coordination Policy interface (formal & informal)Policy interface (formal & informal)

Current EmphasisCurrent Emphasis Protocols/methodsProtocols/methods Monitoring Design – “master sample” Monitoring Design – “master sample”

approachapproach Policy/programmatic coordinationPolicy/programmatic coordination Provide forum/resources to facilitate Provide forum/resources to facilitate

interactioninteraction

PNAMP Current TasksPNAMP Current Tasks

Work with PNW RGIC to identify and implement a process for developing/refining common GIS layers.

Coordinate existing aquatic/riparian monitoring with invasive/nonnative species surveys

Assist with the advancement of a regional environmental information management strategyMonitoring Survey Design: develop regional aquatic status & trends “master sample design” (using the EPA’s EMAP probabilistic GRTS design) Facilitate application of remote sensing tools for aquatic monitoring.

PNAMP Protocol Tasks PNAMP Protocol Tasks

Protocol catalogue & data dictionary tool (Protocol Protocol ManagerManager)

Data dictionaryData dictionary content development and agreement on definitions

PNAMP Protocol Tasks PNAMP Protocol Tasks

Fish population monitoring techniques

Watershed assessment (habitat) techniques

Estuary monitoring Effectiveness monitoring

Protocols under development

Tagging Telemetry & Marking Techniques Compendium

Broad Outreach Peer-Review Gap/Fill Exercise Possible e-

publication New Information

Updates (via e-pub) Regional Access August 2009

Case Studies, Published and Unpublished information etc. (150 contributors)

Analysis of Applicability

Match to Population Management Questions

Needs include: working towards data management standards, definitions, data sharing agreements & protocols, etc.

PNAMP partners with regional data management entities:

NW Environmental Data Network (NED) PNW Regional Geographic Information

Council (PNW RGIC)

Regional Information Management Regional Information Management Executive Summit - October 2, 2007Executive Summit - October 2, 2007

Data Management is fundamental to Data Management is fundamental to Monitoring CoordinationMonitoring Coordination

More InformationMore Information

www.PNAMP.org

Supplemental slides

One Example of Coordination One Example of Coordination Between/ Among Major M&E Between/ Among Major M&E

Efforts in the CRBEfforts in the CRB

PNAMPPartnership

CSMEP Pilot Projects

Common goal and an emerging hierarchy of roles and responsibilities• PNAMP—Develop protocols and standards, Pacific NW coordination,

communications pathway • CSMEP—technical products, agencies peer review and coordination in

Columbia Basin • BPA Pilot Studies–logistical and practical implementation on the

ground—testing and training

Information Management Issue: Information Management Issue: Managing ComplexityManaging Complexity

FEDERALFRAMEWORK

NORTHWESTCONTENTGROUPS

STATE/PROVINCIALFRAMEWORK

NED FISH,

WILDLIFE & WATER

DATANETWORK

SUBBASINPLANNING

WATERQUALITY/QUANTITY

PNAMP

BIOLOGICALOPINIONS/RECOVERY

FGDC metadata.standards

NSDIgeospatial portal

National MapBase Mapping

Themes

Trans/Boundary

WAGIC

OGIC

IDAHO GIS

PNW-RGIC

Montana

AGENCY andTRIBAL data

Information Management Issue: Information Management Issue: Understand All NeedsUnderstand All Needs

data submission

data collection

Regional Informationframework data storage

data sharingdata access

feedback

data analysis