ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA

GUIDE
 
 
 
  February 19, 1998
 
 
 
 

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Who should read this guide?
What is the purpose of the guide?
Where did the AMA idea come from?

What is our vision for the Northern Coast AMA?

Physical and Biological Environment
Social and Economic Environment
Federal Lands
Commodity Uses

What Are the Roles of Research and Learning in Adaptive Management?
What Do We Know?
What Do We Need to Learn?
How Do We Go about Learning?
What Are We Doing to Learn So Far?
What Do We Need to Do Next?
Research Coordination and Logistics

Commodity Production, Economic Outputs, and Jobs
Recreational Development and Tourism
Collaboration with Other Agencies and Organizations
Public Participation
Volunteers
Education

AMA Organization
AMA Operations
Late-Successional Reserve in the AMA

What is Monitoring?
Issues and Questions
Making Sure Monitoring Happens
AMA Guide Revisions

APPENDICES

A. The Concept of Adaptive Management
B. Harvest Projections
C. Special Areas in the AMA
D. Communities of the AMA
E. Sources of Funding and Assistance
F. Human-Resource Programs
G. Education and Information Sharing
H. Key Federal Agency Staff

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Adaptive Management Areas
Table 2: Federal Land in the AMA by county
Table 3: Salmon and Steelhead Stocks at Risk
Table 4: Development Process for Learning Projects
Table 5: Tentative Schedule for Watershed Analysis
Table 6: Estimated Long-Range Harvest Acres
Table 7: Short Term Harvest Projections: Siuslaw National Forest, Hebo R.D.
Table 8: Short Term Harvest Projections: Marys Peak R.A.
Table 9: Short Term Harvest Projections: Tillamook R.A.

Fig. 1: AMA Ownership
Fig. 2: Forest Stand Age Classes - 1850
Fig. 3: AMA Work Force by Type of Industry
Fig. 4: AMA Management Units
Map 1: Federal, State and Tribal Ownership
Map 2: Major Land Owners
Map 3: Federal Land Use Allocations
Map 4: Vegetation Classes
Map 5: Watershed Analysis Stauts
Map 6: Permanent Forest Plots