Progress 12/01/06 to 09/20/12
Outputs
OUTPUTS: The Forestry Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) on TWRA management areas in the Northern Cumberland's has been completed and submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for final approval. The "projected species take model" for the Cumberland HCP for Crossville and Cumberland County has been completed and the draft conservation plan for this area has been developed. Draft conservation ordinances have been developed for local municipalities and will be submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for final approval. PARTICIPANTS: TWRA, The Nature Conservancy, Cumberland Country, the City of Crossville, Tennessee Valley Authority, Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, and various citizen and business entities. TARGET AUDIENCES: TWRA, city and county governments, citizen groups and the business sector, and other agencies and stakeholders who have interests in, and responsibility for, economic development that also conserves the habitat of threatened and endangered species. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
The Forestry HCP has establish a 30 year plan for how TWRA can continue to manage over 50,000 acres for game species, while also addressing the needs of threatened and endangered species. The conservation ordinances will guide economic development in ways that will also address habitat needs of endangered species for a 30 year period.
Publications
- Multiple internal documents needed in the development of the Forestry HCP including the plan now under final review. The Crossville and Cumberland County HCP includes multiple internal documents and a final HCP for these municipalities is in development, 2012.
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Progress 01/01/11 to 12/31/11
Outputs
OUTPUTS: The Forestry Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) on TWRA management areas in the Northern Cumberland's has been completed. The "projected species take model" for the Cumberland HCP for Crossville and Cumberland County has been completed and the conservation plan for this area is underdevelopment. In addition a Conservation Working Group (CWG) has been functioning to develop integrated ordinances for the engaged municipalities. PARTICIPANTS: TWRA, The Nature Conservancy, Cumberland Country, the City of Crossville, Tennessee Valley Authority, Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, and various citizen and business entities. TARGET AUDIENCES: TWRA, city and county governments, citizen groups and the business sector, and other agencies and stakeholders who have interests in, and responsibility for, economic development that also conserves the habitat of threatened and endangered species. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
The Forestry HCP will establish a 25 year plan for how TWRA can continue to manage its land for game species, while also addressing the needs of threatened and endangered species. The CWG is a network of agencies who will continue to work with local municipalities, citizens and business leaders in the development and implementation of the Cumberland HCP for a 25 year period. This will guide economic development in ways that will also conserve critical habitat for threatened and endangered species.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/10 to 12/31/10
Outputs
OUTPUTS: A Habitat Conservation Plan for TWRA Wildlife Management Areas in the Cumberland Plateau has been completed, is under final review, and will be submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in 2011. II-The Analysis of EPA's "Watershed Approach" has been completed and submitted to EPA. III-A "Tool for Improving Capacity of Local Watershed Partnerships" has been completed & submitted to The Water Resources Research Center at the University of Tennessee. IV-A Survey of Tennesseans Perceptions, Preferences, and Uses of the Forest Resource in Tennessee was completed and incorporated into the Tennessee Forest Resource Assessment and Strategy. V-The Tennessee State Recreation Plan: A Survey of Tennessee Residents was completed and incorporated into the State Recreation Plan. VI-A survey of forestry and natural resource majors at 14 forestry schools in the southeast was completed. PARTICIPANTS: I-HCP-University of Tennessee, Tennessee Tech University, state and federal agencies. 2-EPA, Southern Regions of EPA and Georgia, North Carolina and Kentucky. 3-Water Resources Research Center, University of Tennessee & Local Watershed Partnerships. 4-University of Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, state and federal agencies. 5-University of Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, local, state and federal agencies. 6-The University of Tennessee, University of Kentucky, Stephen F. Austin University and 11 other forestry schools in the southeast. TARGET AUDIENCES: Participating agencies and others across the country interested in collaborative & adaptive approaches to natural resource governance. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
I:HCP Findings will change management of TWRA's Wildlife Management Areas in the Northern Cumberlands of Tennessee, to reflect multiple considerations including the conservation of threatened and endangered species. II:EPA Results will help guide research on, and evolution of, reform of environmental laws and management by state and federal agencies, especially associated with the EPA's watershed approach. III-Results will provide a systematic means of improving local watershed partnerships across Tennessee and the country. IV-The statewide forest resource plan will provide guidance to the management of Tennessee's forest resources for the next decade and beyond. V-The state recreation plan will guide the planning and management of Tennessee's recreational resources until 2020 and beyond. VI-The recruiting survey will help guide the recruitment of future forest and resource managers into higher education.
Publications
- MS. Thesis: Joice, Jennifer Parris, 2010. A Tool for Assessing and Improving the Capacity of Local Watershed Partnerships to Produce Lasting Effects. University of Tennessee.
- PhD. Dissertation: MaWhorter, Julie Helsel, 2010. Environmental management reform through the Watershed Approach: A multi-case study of state agency implementation. University of Tennessee.
- Davis, M.L.E.S. and J. M. Fly. 2010. Do You Hear What I Hear: Better Understanding How Forest Management Is Conceptualized and Practiced by Private Forest Landowners. Journal of Forestry, 108(7): 321-328.
- Fly, J.M., B. Stephens, A. Griffin, and S. Schexnayder. 2009. The Tennessee State Recreation Plan: A Survey of Tennessee Residents. Human Dimensions Research Lab, Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 24 pp.
- Gardner, Edwin S., J.M. Fly, S.A. Fritts. 2009. Tennessee 2020: Vision for Parks, People & Landscapes. Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, Tennessee State Recreation Plan, 120 pp.
- Schexnayder, S., J.M. Fly, and A Griffin. 2009. A Survey of Tennesseans Perceptions, Preferences and Uses of the Forest Resource in Tennessee. Human Dimensions Research Lab, Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 13 pp.
- Lhotka, L., J.M. Fly, K. Belli, and S. Bullard. 2010. Collaborative Efforts in Southern Forestry Recruiting: A Preliminary Analysis of Forestry Majors, University of Kentucky, Lexington, 15 pp.
- Kaetzel, B. R. , D.G. Hodges, D. Houston and J.M. Fly. 2009. Predicting the Probability of Landowner Participation in Conservation Assistance Programs: A Case Study of the Northern Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 33(1): 5-8. (not previously reported).
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Progress 01/01/09 to 12/31/09
Outputs
OUTPUTS: I-Participatory research "Habitat Conservation Planning (HCP) in the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee". Forest management practices have been identified that will meet goals for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and also sustain threatened and endangered species. Conservation planning continues with five municipalities in the Plateau that will foster economic growth while also sustaining threatened and endangered species. II: Analysis of EPA's Watershed Approach. Data has been collected for three participating states: North Carolina, Georgia and Kentucky. PARTICIPANTS: I-HCP: University of Tennessee, Tennessee Tech University, state and federal agencies, the business sector and local municipalities. II-EPA: EPA SE Region, states of NC, GA, KY. TARGET AUDIENCES: Participants and others across the country interested in collaborative and adaptive approaches to natural resource governance. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
HPC: As part of a governance network, the development of working teams and committees is a critical way to build effective working relations among scientists, local government, the private sector and civic organizations. Through such participatory activity, decision making is more science based and results are more politically accepted. EPA: Analysis of how different states are implementing EPA's watershed approach will help all states and EPA better understand the challenges of reforming environmental governance.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/08 to 12/31/08
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Analysis of Habitat Conservation Planning. Two cities (Crossville and Wartburg) and two counties (Cumberland and Morgan) in the Cumberland HCP are in the process of developing an HCP as is a state agency (TN Wildlife Resources Agency) based on research results. PARTICIPANTS: (1) Participatory HCP Analysis: Researchers at the University of Tennessee and Tennessee Technological University were involved in this research as were individuals from: State & Federal Agencies, county and city governments, non-profit organizations and the private sector. (2) EPA's Watershed Approach: Participants include EPA administrators at the federal and regional levels, and various non-profit groups concerned with watershed health. TARGET AUDIENCES: (1) HCP Analysis: HCP efforts in Tennessee and across the country and others involved in collaborative and adaptive approaches to natural resource governance. (2) EPA analysis: EPA, state water quality agencies and others involved in collaborative and adaptive approaches to natural resource governance. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
(1) Anaylsis of Habitat Conservation Planning (HCP) as a newly evolving governance institution: Participatory research with the Cumberland HCP indicates that how learning occurs between various network participants is a critical variable in how the HCP progresses. Analysis of participant learning in three completed HCP is being implemented to augment participatory research results. (2) Analysis of EPA's Watershed as a newly evolving governance approach to watershed health: Analysis at the national level indicates that there are significant differences at regional and state levels, and that the SE region would be a good region to study the range of activities common across all regions. Three cases have been selected for case analysis including North Carolina, Kentucky and Georgia.
Publications
- Mars, K., and D. Ostermeier. 2008. "Institutional Change and Sustainable Forestry: The Development and Struggles of Forest Certification in Finland". Environmental Practice 10(1) March 2008.
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