Science Sprints to Support Regulation

Efforts

Efforts describe the goal-oriented activites of workgroups

• Knowledge Creation
  • Adaptive Management
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Lessons
  • Monitoring
  • Research
• Protection
  • Acquisition
  • Green Infrastructure
  • Regulation
• Restoration
  • Beach Nourishment
  • Engineered Log Jams
  • Fish Passage
  • Revegetation
• Social Change
  • Advocacy
  • Coordination
  • Education
  • Funding
  • Integrated Ecosystem Management
  • Legislation
  • Planning

Effort References

• RCO's PRISM Project Search
• Salmon Recovery Portal
• Ecology's Administration of Grants and Loans
• USACE Regulatory In-lieu Fee and Bank information Tracking System

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How do we organize evolving scientific evidence to support the protection of public trust resources?

This cross agency collaboration aimed to rapidly summarize available evidence on narrow topics to support regulatory decision-making, particularly the quantification of ecosystem services. The effort was initiated as part of continuous process improvement to support Puget Sound Nearshore Habitat Conservation Calculator, which uses Habitat Equivalency Analysis to quantify impacts to Puget Sound Chinook Salmon in Beaches and Embayments.

Products

• File:Science Sprint Fact Sheet.pdf
• Beach Nourishment - Lambert & Chamberlin 2023 describes state of knowledge about beach nourishment as a technique for restoration and mitigation.
• Non-natal Nearshore Rearing of Salmon - File:Lambert & Chamberlin 2023 non-natal rearing.pdf describes what we know about non-natal rearing of salmon after leaving the natal stream or river.
• File:Cereghino et al 2023 science synthesis for regulation.pdf - provides a strategy for improving science synthesis processes so they better support regulatory best available science.
• Wiki Upgrade - This project supported the renovation of this wiki under the sponsorship of the Society for Ecological Restoration.
• The Science Sprint project worked in close coordination with updates to the Puget Sound Nearshore Habitat Conservation Calculator.
• This effort used a file:annotated bibliography template.xlsx to organize references so they could be efficiently converted into wiki entries.

Chronology

• 2022 Mar - The project team is currently consulted with regulatory teams to identify an initial science sprint topic.
• 2022 Jun - Selected Beach Nourishment for Mitigation as topic, developed draft working methods, assembled technical review team, set up contracts, located and interviewed informants, developed evidence review.
• 2022 Oct - Presented initial work to PSEMP Nearshore Workgroup
• 2022 Nov - Offered initial workshop of sprint methods, and soliciting topics for 2023.
• 2023 Feb - Final draft of beach nourishment findings in review, selection of Non-natal Salmonid Habitat Use as second sprint topic.
• 2023 Mar - Finalization of SER wiki operating agreement, Release of beach nourishment final report
• 2023 Oct - Completion of grant requirements, with intent to promote the methods proposal.

Supporting and Related Materials and Topics

• File:Cereghino 2022 methods workshop notes.pdf
• File:Cereghino et al 2022 science sprint fact sheet.pdf
• File:Cereghino et al 2022 beach nourishment science sprint.pdf
• File:Cereghino & Ehinger 2021 science sprint application.pdf
• Habitat Equivalency Analysis
• Regulation and Mitigation Systems

The Science Sprint Team

• Paul Cereghino, NOAA Restoration Center
• Max Lambert, WDFW Habitat Science
• Josh Chamberlin, NW Fisheries Science Center
• Stephanie Ehinger, NMFS West Coast Region Protected Resources

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