Lake Superior Landscape Restoration Partnership

Becky Sapper, University of Wisconsin- Extension, Ashland, WI
Presentation at the Chequamegon Bay Research Symposium, April 14, 2015

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1. Lake Superior Landscape Restoration Partnership Becky Sapper University of Wisconsin-Extension April 14, 2015
2. Chiefs’ Joint Landscape Restoration Partnership
3. • Improve habitat quality • Protect water quality and supply • Reduce or mitigate wildfire threat NATIONAL PRIORITIES
4. Lake Superior Landscape Restoration Partnership Boundaries
5. Lake Superior Priorities Improve habitat for key fish and wildlife species Brook trout, Golden-winged Warbler, Kirtland’s Warbler and Sharp-tailed Grouse Improve watershed conditions slow the flow, nutrient and sediment control Mitigate hazardous fuels Maintain and improve overall health, diversity, and productivity of ecosystems
6. Partners Working Together Organizations on the LSLRP mailing list Aldo Leopold Foundation Northflow American Forest Foundation Northland College SOEI Ashland Land Conservation Department NorthwoodsWeed Cooperative Management Area Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa USDA – NRCS Bad River Watershed Association Pheasants for Tomorrow Bayfield Land Conservation Department Red Cliff Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Bayfield Regional Conservancy The Nature Conservancy City of Ashland Trout Unlimited Douglas County Land Conservation Department Upper Great Lakes Young Forest Initiative EPA US Fish & Wildlife Service Iron County US Forest Service Lake Superior Binational Forum UW-Extension - Ashland and Bayfield County Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve UW-Extension - Douglas County Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science - USFS WI DNR
7. LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND CHEQUAMEGON BAY AREA PARTNERSHIPS Existing strong partnerships was one of the reasons Lake Superior area was chosen Different roles with overlapping partners
8. Sharptailed Grouse Lead: Todd Naas (WDNR) Kirtland’s Warbler Lead: Nick Anich (WDNR) Slow the Flow Lead: Michele Wheeler (WDNR) Outreach Lead: Jerry Greenberg (AFF) Wildfire Mitigation Lead: Nicky Martin (WDNR) LSLRP Teams Steering Committee Leadership Team Brook Trout Lead: Henry Quinlan (USFWS) Golden-winged Warbler Lead: Amber Roth (WYFI)
9. Resource Teams Identified Focus Areas and Best Management Practices
10. OUTREACH STRATEGY Create appropriate messaging Conducted partner survey, held focus groups, met with Resource Teams, increased capacity Identify and meet with private landowners in focus areas Track and sustain relationships Evaluate, learn, improve
11. In one year: Partners came together and a structure was created Outreach Efforts established Teams refined focus areas and looked at measures of success in a 5 year period One the ground projects completed
13. Prescribed Burning at NGLVC
14. Stream Crossing Replacement on an Unnamed Tributary to Whisky Creek
15. EQIP Funding Criteria Adapted  Interest in EQIP funded private lands conservation has grown five-fold since the inception of the Lake Superior Landscape Restoration Partnership. Surveying access road and stream crossing repair in Troutmere Creek Watershed.
16. Moving Forward NRCS Soil Conservationist began work April 6th in the Ashland Field Office Coordination Galore!  LSLRP Coordinator  Outreach Coordinator  CBAP Coordinator Outreach messaging - “Going Public”  My Lake Superior Northwoods Team Efforts continue
17. A key partnership in the region prepared to respond to a variety of funding opportunities in order to put the right practices in the right places. BEYOND THE USDA FUNDING
18. The success of this partnership will also be measured by the number of meaningful collaborations between public and private partners that continue to produce meaningful outcomes long after the current funding ends.
19. ANTICIPATED NEEDS Measuring Success Differs on resource How to monitoring progress…who is responsible and able to monitor? How does the current and ongoing research and monitoring activities move us toward better management decisions on a landscape scale?