Resources
Meeting Notes and Presentations
Whitebark pine planting on Condon Mountain, Swan Valley.
SWCC April 20, 2022 Agenda
SWCC October 19, 2017
SWCC April 11, 2017
SWCC Jan 4, 2017
SWCC Oct 5, 2016
SWCC Aug 9, 2016
SWCC-LRC Jun 16, 2016
SWCC Conference Call May 10, 2016
SWCC Apr 13, 2016
SWCC January 25, 2016
SWCC July 14, 2015
SWCC June 9, 2015
SWCC January 13, 2015
SWCC November 12, 2014
SWCC September 9, 2014
SWCC June 10, 2014
SWCC March 18, 2014
Handpiling and burning in Alice Creek area, Lincoln Ranger District.
SWCC December 12, 2013
SWCC November 12, 2013
SWCC September 10, 2013
SWCC August 13, 2013
SWCC July 26, 2013
SWCC June 11, 2013
SWCC April 9, 2013
SWCC March 12, 2013
SWCC February 19, 2013
SWCC January 18, 2013
SWCC December 11, 2012
SWCC November 13, 2012
SWCC October 9, 2012
SWCC September 11, 2012
SWCC July 10, 2012
SWCC June 12, 2012
SWCC May 8, 2012
SWCC April 10, 2012
SWCC March 20, 2012
SWCC February 14, 2012
SWCC January 10, 2012
SWCC December 13, 2011
SWCC November 8, 2011
SWCC October 11, 2011
SWCC September 13, 2011
SWCC August 24, 2011
SWCC July 12, 2011
SWCC June 7, 2011
SWCC May 17, 2011
SWCC April 12, 2011
SWCC March 15, 2011
SWCC February 8, 2011
SWCC January 11, 2011
SWCC December 7, 2010
SWCC November 15, 2010
SWCC October 12, 2010
SWCC September 14, 2010
SWCC August 31, 2010
SWCC July 14, 2010
SWCC June 15, 2010
SWCC May 11, 2010
SWCC April 14, 2010
SWCC March 9, 2010
SWCC February 9, 2010
SWCC January 19, 2010
SWCC Comment Letters
SWCC Comment Letter on Mid-Swan project FEIS and DROD Oct 11, 2021
SWCC Comments on Highway 83 project
SWCC Comment Letter on Mid-Swan project DEIS Oct 12, 2020
SWCC Comment Letter 2 on Liberty Salvage 2 project Oct 9, 2019
SWCC Comment Letter on Liberty Salvage 2 project Sept 30, 2019
MFCN Endorsement Letter for Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act August 16, 2019
SWCC Scoping Comments on Mid-Swan Project
SWCC Comment Letter on Westside Bypass Project
SWCC Comment Letter on HL&C NF Draft Forest Plan Oct 8, 2018
SWCC Comment Letter on Rice Ridge Salvage EA
SWCC Comment Letter on Rice Ridge Salvage Scoping
SWCC Comment Letter to Lake County Commissioners
SWCC Letter of Support for Blackfoot-Clearwater Stewardship Act
SWCC Comment Letter On Center Horse Project DEIS
SWCC Comment Letter on Beaver Creek Project EA
Wolverine slide found during meso-carnivore surveys.
Reports and Other Documents
For Monitoring reports see Monitoring page
2019 SWCC CFLRP Annual Report
2018 SWCC CFLRP Annual Report (technically still draft)
SWCC Charter amended 9-14-2020
SWCC CFLRP Proposal
SWCC Landscape Strategy
Omnibus Act Title 4 that established CFLR Program
Workshop Materials
2021 Virtual SWCC Adaptive Management Workshop
All presentations are available at the top of our Monitoring webpage
2017 SWCC Adaptive Management Workshop
Presentations:
Introduction, Vegetation Plots, and Discussion topics (Davis)
Meso-carnivore Monitoring (Lamar)
Seed mix success and Howell's Gumweed genetics (Stockmann)
Revegetation following road decommissioning (Switalski)
Swan Valley Cutthroat Trout Monitoring (Gardner)
Aquatics Monitoring (Hendrickson)
Meso-carnivore Monitoring Workshop April 5-6, 2016
Presentations (not all):
Review of Action Items from previous workshop (Davis)
Monitoring in the Selkirk Mountains (Sarensen)
Genetic Considerations (Schwartz)
Genetic Collaboration (Harris)
Mustelid Database Update (Albrecht)
Future Carnivore Discussions (Carlson)
Theory to Practice: Landscape Restoration Dec 1-2, 2016
Presentations:
1 - Landscape Planning and Agencies (Campellone)
2 - Intro to 7 Principles (Hessburg)
3 - Photo Interpretation (Gaines)
4 - Landscape Evaluations (Churchill)
5 - LiDAR (Churchill)
7 - Biodiversity Conservation and Landscape Planning (Gaines)
8 - Land management Planning Under 2012 Planning Rule (Peel)
Meso-carnivore Monitoring Workshop Dec 9-10, 2015
Presentations:
Session 1: Examples of Monitoring Efforts with Different Approaches
Bob Inman (Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks): Wolverine Monitoring in the Western US
Scott Tomson (Lolo National Forest): Forest Carnivore Monitoring in the Southwest Crown
Jason Wilmot (Bridger-Teton National Forest): Southern GYA Mesocarnivore Detection Project
Michael Lucid (Idaho Fish and Game): Multi-Species Baseline Initiative
Phil Hough (Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness): Citizens' Science Carnivore Monitoring in the West Cabinet Mountains
Session 2: Agency Monitoring Priorities and Objectives
Scott Jackson (US Forest Service): see notes.
Bob Inman (Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks): see notes.
Nathan Albrecht (Coeur d'Alene Tribe): Tribal Forest Carnivore Monitoring
Joel Sauder (Idaho Fish and Game): Forest Carnivore Inventory and Monitoring in Idaho
Session 3: Intersection of Research and Monitoring (see notes)
Session 4: Digging into Methodologies
Adam Lieberg (Swan Valley Connections): Monitoring Forest Carnivores Via Snow Track Surveys in the SW Crown
Lacy Robinson (Idaho Fish and Game): MBI Bait Station Methods
Robert Long (Woodland Park Zoo): Developing Monitoring Methods for Wolverines in North Cascades
Kristy Pilgrim (Rocky Mountain Research Station): Using Genetics for Lynx, Wolverine, and Fisher Monitoring in the Rocky Mountains
Adaptive Management Workshop March 24-25, 2015 - Summary
Presentations:
1) Workshop Introduction, 2) Meadow Smith and Cooney McKay projects, 3) Social Survey Update, 4) Landscape Fire Analyses, 5) Fire Management Cost Savings R-CAT, 6) Herbicide Effectiveness Monitoring, 7) LiDAR Applications, 8) SWCC Meeting Attendance, 9) Forest Carnivore Monitoring, 10) Road Effects and Aquatic Systems, 11) Roads and Water Quality, 12) Citizen Science Stream and Forest Monitoring.
Meso-carnivore Monitoring Workshop January 7-8, 2014 - Summary
2013 SWCC Adaptive Management Workshop - Summary
2012 SWCC Adaptive Management Workshop - Summary
Partnership Agreements
In 2010, the SWCC was selected in a competitive process as one of 10 Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration (CFLR) projects nationally to receive up to $4 million annually for 10 years with a 1:1 matching requirement to collaboratively implement and monitor fuel reduction and restoration projects. Matching funds may include a combination of Forest Service appropriated funds, permanent and trust funds, forest product value exchanged for restoration treatments (in stewardship contracts) or partner non-cash, cash, and in-kind contributions.
Some tools the Forest Service has available to implement restoration and monitoring within the Southwestern Crown of the Continent landscape (SW Crown) are partnership agreements. Using partnership agreements for implementing and monitoring fuel reduction and restoration projects increases local economies and capacities and contributes to the 1:1 CFLR matching requirement. Partnership agreements are voluntary and may last up to five years.
List of SWCC Partnership Agreements (updated January 2017): This table shows the SWCC partnership agreements that have received CFLRP funds since the inception of the program (2010). It shows the cooperator (column 1), the projects (column 2), and the amount of CFLRP funds provided to the cooperator (column 3). Column 4 shows additional non-cash match provided by the Forest Service, usually Forest Service staff time to assist with the work. Column 5 shows the cooperator match (may be cash or non-cash) brought to the project. Finally, it shows the total cost of the project (column 6: combined Forest Service and cooperator contribution) and the percent of the total project costs provided by each partner (columns 7 and 8). The cooperator’s contributions must be at least 20% of the project total. Click HERE for an example of how and why this is calculated.