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Klamath Siskiyou Oak Network Ecological Monitoring Plan

Written by Elva Manquera on . Posted in Oak and Prairie.

Klamath Siskiyou Oak Network Ecological Monitoring Plan, the overarching goals of this monitoring plan are to work in partnership to acquire, curate, analyze, and distribute data needed to transparently evaluate performance toward achieving the outputs and outcomes identified in the KSON Strategic Action Plan (SAP). As part of the SAP, the partnership used a viability assessment framework to inform the selection of six Key Ecological Attributes (KEAs) and identified indicators to measure conditions for each target habitat.

This ecological monitoring plan includes three monitoring objectives:

1) Spatially track treatment planning and project implementation

2) Measure treatment-induced changes in Key Ecological Attributes

3) Measure landscape scale Ecological Outcomes

In combination, this monitoring will evaluate how effectively a restoration treatment shifts a given target habitat from its current to its desired condition. Results will also be examined at the project and landscape scale to measure progress toward improved health and increased target acreage where appropriate. Within each project, the best available science and ongoing monitoring results will be applied to adaptive management through regular implementation review.

CLICK HERE to download the KSON 2023 Ecological Monitoring Plan v1.0

A Decade of Collaborative Oak Restoration Highlights 2011-2023

Written by Elva Manquera on . Posted in Oak and Prairie.

The Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion is a globally significant biodiversity hotspot and area of conservation concern, with some of the most extensive remaining oak ecosystems in the western United States. Oaks here are most threatened by conifer encroachment, fire suppression, agricultural development, incompatible grazing practices, non-native species, and severe fire.

The Klamath Siskiyou Oak Network (KSON) is a regional collaboration between local agencies, tribes, and non-profit organizations that works to conserve oak ecosystems on private and public lands in southern Oregon and northern California. Since 2011, KSON partners have accomplished thousands of acres of strategic ecological restoration to enhance oak habitat, build climate resilience, bolster cultural resources, and reduce wildfire risk to the ecosystem and communities. This handout highlights the power of collaboration and a decade-plus of successful oak habitat restoration.

CLICK HERE to download KSON Oak Success Story