PROPER FUNCTIONING CONDITION ASSESMENT PROCEEDURE

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Riparian Proper Functioning Condition

• A process for assessment
• A defined condition
• A starting point
• A common language
• An interdisciplinary team approach

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Riparian PFC

• Team Approach
• Hydrologist
• Vegetation Specialist
• Soil Scientist
• Biologist
• Allotment Permittee

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NV Creeks and Communities Team Most Active

• Sherm Swanson, Range w/wildlife, hydro, soils
• Kent McAdoo, Wildlife and range
• Chuck Petersen, Range
• Carol Evans, Fisheries
• Sarah Peterson, Hydrology
• Robin Wignall, Hydrology
• Mark Coca, Range
• Doug Merkler, Soils
• Jerry Annis, Ranch management
• Pat Coffin, Fisheries
• Bob Hall, Geomorphology
• John Cobourn, Hydrology
• John McCann, Hydrology

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NV Creeks and Communities Team

• Sherm Swanson, UNR Coop. Extension, Coordinator
• Kent McAdoo, UNR Coop. Extension
• Chuck Petersen, NRCS
• Jerry Annis, Rancher
• Pat Coffin, BLM
• Carol Evans, BLM
• Robin Wignall, US Forest Service
• Bob Hall, EPA
• Jeff Jesch, Hillside Des. and Cons. Conservation
  District
• Connie Lee, NV Dept of Wildlife
• Alan Genet, NV Dept of Wildlife
• Sarah Petersen, BLM
• Mark Coca, BLM
• Steve Foster, UNR Coop. Extension
• Desi Zamudio, Private Citizen
• John Cobourn, UNR Coop. Extension
• John McCann, BLM

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Riparian PFC-What It Is And What It Is Not

• PFC is a consistent assessment of the PHYSICAL
  FUNCTIONING of riparian -wetland areas
• PFC considers hydrology, vegetation, and soil and
  landform attributes
• PFC describes a state of RESILIENCY
• PFC isnt the sole method for assessing aquatic
  or terrestrial health
• PFC doesnt replace biology-based inventory or
  monitoring

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Riparian PFCWhat It Is And What It Is Not

• PFC rates PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING as the foundation
  for maintenance and recovery of desired values
  (fish, birds, livestock forage, etc.)
• PFC isnt desired future condition (but it is
  required for DFC)

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Riparian PFCWhat It Is And What It Is Not

• PFC helps prioritize management/ restoration
  activities where the system is AT RISK
• PFC helps determine the timing or correctness of
  management actions
• PFC is useful in watershed analysis
• Butit doesnt replace watershed analysis

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Riparian PFCWhat It Is And What It Is Not

• PFC is a qualitative assessment based on
  quantitative science for people with local
  knowledge
• PFC helps analyze management strategies and
  design monitoring plans
• PFC is not a long term monitoring tool
• PFC is a useful start for a monitoring program
• PFC reduces the frequency cost of monitoring
• Focusing on key locations
• Focusing on driving indicators

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Watersheds Capture, Store Safely Release Water
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RIPARIAN AREAS

• A form of wetland transition between permanently
  saturated wetlands and upland areas
• Exhibit vegetation or physical characteristics of
  permanent surface or subsurface water

• LAND ADJACENT to PERENNIAL or INTERMITTENT
• STREAMS,
• SPRINGS,
• SEEPS,
• PONDS,
• ETC.

UPLAND
RIPARIAN
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STREAM TYPES

• PERENNIAL - a stream that flows continuously
• INTERMITTENT OR SEASONAL - a stream that flows
  only at certain time of the year
• EPHEMERAL - a stream that flows only in direct
  response to precipitation
• INTERUPTED a stream that flows below the
  surface in certain areas

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NATURAL RIPARIAN RESOURCES
VEGETATION
WATER
SOIL/LANDFORM
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