BLM-ID Tasks GeomorphIS Team to Conduct ESR Vegetation Monitoring

The BLM Twin Falls District (TFD), Idaho, tasked the GeomorphIS/Pyramid Botanical Consultants (PBC) team to conduct vegetation monitoring related to Emergency Stabilization and Burned Area Rehabilitation (ESR) treatments . These treatments are monitored at 1, 2, 3, and 5 years post-fire. In 2018, 60,000 acres of first year monitoring will be completed, with 38 sites to evaluate if treatments are progressing towards pre-defined objectives. A total of 20 cover and density sites and 18 shrub presence sites will be completed. GeomorphIS/PBC botanists will collect field data using the standard for TFD vegetation treatments. Additional monitoring data collection methods may be necessary for unique or uncommon treatments. All monitoring points will have GPS data collected for point establishment and during each subsequent data collection visit. Data will be collected through Arc Collector application (or equivalent field GPS application), ContextCam application (or digital camera with equivalent documentation), and through FFI database.