Planning Models

Guidance Model Review SOP EC 1105-2-412: Assuring Quality of Planning Models. 31 March 2010. Protocols for Certification of Planning Models HQ Memorandum: Policy Guidance on Certification of Ecosystem Output Models (Aug 2007) Standard Operating Procedures for Model Review - Coming Soon! Model Approval Plan Template - Model Approval or Certification Plan Outline for Model Documentation System-Wide Fish Passage Index Model Approval Plan Model Review A ssessment of Procedures and Results from USACE Quality Assurance Review of Environmental Planning Models Level of review needed for ecosystem models - Flow chart for use in identifying the level of model review required. Review Process - Flow chart showing the steps to initiate and conduct model review. Presentations Model Review

Adaptive Management Resources

Everglades Technical Guide on implementing adaptive management Louisiana Coastal Area, White Ditch Restoration Project Middle Rio Grande Bosque restoration project Monitoring and Adaptive Management Resources Napa River Salt Marsh Restoration Project Draft Final Feasibility Report This is an authorized plan for Napa River Salt Marsh Restoration, 2004. It is pre-WRDA 2007 and an example of how you can justify the need and can get more than 10 years of monitoring and exceed the cost. Monitoring And Adaptive Management Plan Neuse River Basin integrated feasibility report, environmental assessment and Monitoring and Adaptive Management Plan

Scientific Journals

Access to Scientific Journals Provides on-line access to a large number of environmental/ecosystem-related journals and journal articles. Access includes current and past volumes and is centrally funded as part of the USACE Electronic Library. Requires CAC login. See the site for a complete list of journals available. Following is a sample of journal titles available: Arid Ecosystems; Aquatic Botany; Biological Conservation; Ecological Indicators; Ecological Modeling; Environmental Impact Assessment Review; Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science; Fisheries Research; Forest Ecology and Management; Geomorphology; Journal of Hydrology; Ocean & Coastal Management; National Wetlands Newsletter; Fisheries; Transactions of the American Fisheries Society; Ecological Restoration; Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems; Conservation Biology; Fisheries Management and Ecology; Freshwater Biology, Journal of Applied Ecology; Journal of Fish Biology; Journal of the American Water Resources; Restoration Ecology; River Research and Applications; Urban Ecosystems; and Water Resources Planning and Management.

Ecosystem Output Evaluation Basics

Habitat as a Basis for Environmental Assessment, USFWS Ecological Service Unit Manual 101 Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP), USFWS Ecological Service Unit Manual 102 Standards for the Development of Habitat Suitability Index Models, USFWS Ecological Service Unit Manual 103

Ecosystem Services

Valuing Ecosystem Services Guidelines/Checklist For Valuation Of Ecosystem Services

Planning Considerations

Technical Note DOER-C36: Managing Dredged Material Placement and Disposal Operations in Relation to Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazards (BASH)

Certified Planning Models for Ecosystem Restoration

Potential Planning Methodologies for Ecosystem Restoration

Ecological Asessment Methods Database - National Biological Information Infrastructure Includes a tool to search the methods database. Hydrogeomorphic Approach for Assessing Wetlands Functions (HGM) National and Regional Guidebooks for applying this method.

Other Agency/University Tools

Coastal Change Analysis Program Regional Land Cover NOAA, through it's Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) provides the coastal expression of this national land cover and maps slightly more detailed wetland categories and additional dates of change information for the coastal areas of the U.S. This data set adds an additional 1996 date (1992 in select locations), and has data of a higher spatial resolution in the Pacific and Caribbean island territories. Digital Representations of Tree Species Range Maps from "Atlas of United States Trees" Maps of the ranges of tree species in North America compiled by Elbert Little, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, and others (see references below) were digitized for use in USGS' vegetation-climate modeling studies. These digital map files are available for download. National Land Cover Database (NLCD) The USGS, on behalf of the interagency Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium, recently announced the release of a 2006 update to the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) for the conterminous U.S. The completion of this update provides a more modernized national land cover, and also quantifies land cover and urban imperviousness change between 2001-2006. This represents the first time this type of 30-meter cell land cover and imperviousness change has been produced for the conterminous U.S. NLCD has been used in thousands of applications in the private, public, and academic sectors. National Wildlife Refuge Inventory and Monitoring Program SLAMM analysis for all coastal refuges Stream and River GIS Utility This link is to a stream and river GIS utility developed under the umbrella of the National Map by the USGS. The utility is named "Streamer" and provides access to river and stream real-time and historic data via a GIS interface. In addition to stage, flow, and discharge data, the utility provides users with the capacity to identify stream and river reaches that are upstream or downstream of a point along with information about those areas (such as the which states, counties, and congressional districts coincide with the identified areas). The utility includes a reporting tool that summarizes geopolitical characteristics of the selected/identified area and allows users to print report-ready charts and maps. University of Florida - Tree Fact Sheets

USACE Tools

ACE-IT (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Information Technology) AKO - Army Knowledge OnLine - the Army Portal Employee/personnel information. Password Protected CEFMS - Corps of Engineers Financial Management System Password Protected, Issued by: District Information Management Office Corps SignPro It is the Management System for signs on Corps facilities. Password Protected CP Track Central location to document findings of environmental or safety noncompliance and the actions taken to correct noncompliance. CWBI-OPS Provides access to business-function specific tools for tracking outputs related to Operations and Maintenance project and program areas, along with results- oriented management information and technical support for business needs. Data input password protected, information access is not password protected DENIX - Defense Environmental Network and Information Exchange Central platform for the dissemination of environmental, safety and occupational health news, policy, and guidance within DOD activities ENGLink - Account Request Standardizes and integrates methods of collecting, analyzing, forecasting, and presenting real-time information to decision makers for civil and military emergency operations Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) FEM - Facility and Equipment Maintenance System PBMP/P2 Portal (must be registered in UPASS) Recreation.gov HUB - (formerly NRRS - National Recreation Reservation Service) Data input password protected, information access is not password protected REMIS - Real Estate Management Information System Password Protected Repliweb replaces AMRDEC See FAQs for more information SPS/PD2 - Standard Procurement System Password Protected USGS Real- Time Water Data for the Nation Webmail