Discussion
Let us know what you think about any topic related to the Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project in the forums below. The Principal Investigators on the UC Science Team cannot answer every post, but they will read all comments in our their areas, and respond to comments as a group at each quarterly meeting. We greatly value your input!
Recognize disease and insects are part of a healthy forest, include in definition
Include humans who live in Sierras in definition of a healthy ecosystem; include all people who depend on Sierra Nevada system (broader); blend needs of people with needs of system
Watershed modeling applicability to fireshed? Is this appropriate? Definitions are critical here.
Need to know where we’re headed
Need to integrate ecosystem and forest health; clarify differences
Heterogeneity of landscape will affect definition
Lack of scientifically defensible definition of what we want forests to look like
Should consider QLG approaches
Success: understanding steps of overall work plan, and how they link together and to FS Work Plan; this is successful public participation
Primary value of forest is watershed and needs to be part of definition; what’s the target or vision?