2019-PNW-CESU-Dec-4-2019-Annual-Mtg_ed

Pacific Northwest CESU 2019 Fall Partners Meeting December 4th 10am - noon (PST) University of Washington Teleconference 877-909-6472 Passcode: 3686248 # Agenda Welcome and Introductions PNW CESU FY20 Work Plan FY19 Project Funding Review FY19 Sample Projects National CESU Updates PNW CESU 2020 Renewal Strategic Plan Review Partner Updates Federal Agencies (12) • • • • • • • • • • • • PNW CESU Members Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Department of Defense (DOD) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Park Service (NPS) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) U.S Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) U.S Forest Service (USFS) – Pacific Northwest Research Station U.S Geological Survey (USGS) Partner Organizations (22) Universities (18) • University of Washington – Host University • Central Washington University • Eastern Washington University • Heritage University • Oregon Institute of Technology • Oregon State University • Portland State University • Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota • Seattle University • Southern Oregon University • University of Alaska Anchorage • University of Alaska Southeast • University of British Columbia • University of Idaho • University of Oregon • University of Vermont and State Agriculture College • Washington State University • Western Washington University Non-Profit Organizations • Center for Natural Lands Management • Institute for Applied Ecology Non-Government Organizations • Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies State Agencies • Alaska Department of Fish and Game PNW CESU FY2020 Annual Work Plan  Website maintenance: post funding announcements, events, completed project final reports, agency forms, and other items useful for conducting agreements  Collect and summarize project information from federal agencies  UW prepares Self-Assessment report and host letter for 2020 - 2025 Renewal  Federal Managers Committee – review Self-assessment report and write report for renewal  PNW CESU Spring 2020 Partner Meeting preparations  Process new member applications, as needed  Produce and distribute newsletters FY01 - FY19 Funding Overview $128M towards 970 projects MILLIONS PNW CESU FUNDING FY2001 - FY2019 $128 MILLION $14 $12 $10 $8 $6 $4 $2 $0 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 FISCAL YEAR New Projects $62M Additional $66M Total Funding $128M FY15 - FY19 Funding Summary $45M towards 284 projects Agencies Supplied $45.4M over years $14,000,000 Total funding FY17, $12,295,607 $12,000,000 NPS $17M FY16, $10,631,971 USACE $9.2M $10,000,000 BLM $8.4M $8,000,000 NOAA $3.3M FY15, $7,878,037 FY18, $7,374,964 FY19, $7,264,188 $6,000,000 USFWS $2M* NRCS $1.6M* USFS $1.6M $4,000,000 USGS $1.6M* USBR $354k $2,000,000 $FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 PNW FY19 Funding by Agency Agencies supplied $7.2M Missing data: BIA, DOD, NRCS, USFWS, USGS FY19 Funding by Agency USGS, $382,195, 5.3% USFS, $118,390, 2% BLM, $823,467, 11% NOAA, $770,800, 11% USACE, $2,206,045, 30% NPS, $2,963,291, 41% PNW FY19 Funding by Partner 17 Partners received $7.2M FY19 Funding by Partner WWU, $149,074 WSU, $130,703 ADF&G, $24,328 CNLM, $55,995 CWU, $9,800 IAE, $56,978 UW, $923,260 OSU, $2,134,875 UVM, $603,604 UO, $315,904 UAA, $979,834 PSU, $1,470,734 UID, $146,824 UBC, $98,978 SU, 10,000 SOU, $53,707 SMUMN, $99,591 Federal Agency – Request for FY19 Data Lack complete project data from those listed in Bold italics  Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)  Bureau of Land Management (BLM)  Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)  Department of Defense (DOD)  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)  National Park Service (NPS)  Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)  U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)  U.S Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)  U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)  U.S Forest Service (USFS)  U.S Geological Survey (USGS) PNW CESU FY19 Sample Projects - Anne Johansen, Central Washington University - Murdock McCallister, University of British Columbia - Thomas Kaye, Institute for Applied Ecology 10 National CESU Network: Updates from Tom Fish 12 PNW CESU Renewal: Tech Rep Action Items  Reply to email asking if your organization wishes to remain a member by 12/31/19  Federal agencies supply FY19 and any missing FY15-FY18 project data by 12/31/19  Confirm if the signatory for your organization is accurate and supply contact information if needed by 1/10/20  Provide feedback on renewal question by 1/10/20:  What instances exist where projects, programs, or partners have derived benefit as a result of the established CESU relationship, independent of federal awards administered through the CESU (i.e., where simply being a partner in the CESU aided furtherance of other efforts; without/outside direct funding through a CESU project award)? Provide a brief description of any such examples  Contact your organization’s relevant internal contacts (grants, contracting, OSP) to prepare internal systems for receiving new agreement  Assist in facilitating signature process for new agreement, ensure your organization’s relevant contacts receive agreement, June/July 2020 16 PNW CESU Federal Managers Committee Responsibilities for renewal:     Assess PNW CESU activities over the last years Based on experiences with nonfederal partners, and by a review of the 5-year self-assessment report Develop the Federal Managers Committee Report and Recommendation to the National CESU Council Gather responses (by email, conference calls, phone calls), and write a short report (see questions under Categories A and C on renewal guidance) Still need someone to co-lead (with Chris) the Federal Managers review Chris has received a couple of recommendations for external reviewers, feel free to send more in Reviewers should be familiar with the CESU network, but not actively engaged in the PNW CESU 17 Strategic Plan: Key Issues  Evaluation and management of species and habitats at risk  Climate change and its impacts on valued resources  Adaptation guidelines for changing environmental conditions  Ecological disturbances, drought, and fire  Landscape and river restoration  Development of effective resource inventory and monitoring protocols  Pacific Northwest Native cultural resource documentation and knowledge preservation  Sustainable resource management  Conserving biodiversity  Human dimensions in public lands management, including urban and rural issues  Invasive species  Influence of hydropower projects on endangered species and the removal of migration barriers  Wind and wave energy development and analysis 19 Updates from Partners 22