Funding-BLM - Natural
Resources Inventory; May 17, 2013
Agency
Name
Bureau
of Land Management
Description
We
will consider how our data is best used to make comparisons of our resource
conditions, and identifying ways to develop, share, transfer, store and analyze
an assortment the data. The benefits of this project include the support of the
Bureau of Land Management' goals and mission to assess whether climate change
or land management permitted activities such as grazing are improving or
degrading the productivity of the land. At the same time, this work promotes
useful information to support the interagency Ecological Site Description and
State Transition Modeling efforts, in conjunction with interpreting our soil
surveys. This information was collected in 1997 by BLM, NRCS, USFS, along with
further joint analysis and collaboration with Colorado State University since
that time. The objectives of this project are to help answer to Congress on
whether or not practices and permitted activities were having an effect on
landscape health. The pilot effort used the USDA’s NRCS Natural Resources
Inventory (NRI) for statistical validity in applying land health indicators as
a viable way for checking trends in conditions. The Colorado 1997 pilot data
system will be put into use and automated from today’s paper copy records. This
analysis of the assorted soil and vegetation data is worthy to respond to land
management concerns on whether lands are being managed in a sustainable manner.
This is a definite public purpose and benefit. Using this agreement helps the
federal government gets answers to management issues in a more cost efficient
manner which directly benefits the interests of the public. The project supports
the BLM's goals and mission to assess whether climate change or land management
activities are improving or degrading the productivity of the land. At the same
time, this work promotes useful information to support the interagency
Ecological Site Description and transition model efforts. The public will be
served with a better understanding of their surface land and vegetation--both
existing from the past and for future vegetation potential. Knowing such
conditions combined with modeling changes in climate and land disturbance
activities will better serve them regarding their permitting of land use
activities, providing everyone with better choices for enjoyment. This will
become increasingly important in a more urbanized world where public lands will
undergo more pressures from disturbance, droughts, wildfire, and floods along
with the most appropriate adaptive vegetative, recovery, and restoration
treatments. A goal in public service is to provide our families with long term
sustainable land uses at the cheapest cost through accurate and consistent
analysis, supported by science and better future decision-making.
Announcement
Number: L13PS0040
Due
Date: May
17, 2013
Link
to Full Announcement
Contact
Information
Michelle
Elliott
Contracting Officer
Phone 303-236-6402
Maria Gochis, Grants Management Officer
Phone 801-539-4178